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Something strange is going on in medicine. Major diseases, like cancer, stroke, and heart disease, are waning in wealthy countries, and improved diagnosis and treatment cannot fully explain it. Scientists marvel at this good news, but many of them say that it is not really easy to come up with interesting, compelling explanations. They are still facing the challenge to figure out which of those interesting and compelling hypotheses might be correct. The fact of the matter is that these diseases are far from gone. They still cause enormous suffering and kill millions each year. But it looks as if people in the United States and some other wealthy countries are, unexpectedly, starting to beat back the diseases of aging. The leading killers are still the leading killers but they are occurring later in life, and people in general are living longer in good health.

Major diseases are in decline because of a slow process of aging.

A puzzle about adult diseases has been completely solved.

Americans are more vulnerable to major diseases than the people of other wealthy countries.

The changes in medicine impact the everyday life of Americans.

It is necessary to look for clues to medical dilemmas.

요지는 “Major diseases are in decline because of a slow process of aging.”(노화 과정이 느려져 주요 질병이 줄고 있다)이다.
암·뇌졸중·심장병이 “waning”(줄어드는) 중이며, “occurring later in life”(더 늦은 나이에 발병)하고 사람들이 “living longer in good health”(건강하게 더 오래 산다)고 했으므로 질병이 노년으로 늦춰지는 흐름이 핵심이다.
“A puzzle about adult diseases has been completely solved.”는 과학자들이 아직 설명을 찾고 있다는 내용과 반대된다.
“Americans are more vulnerable to major diseases than the people of other wealthy countries.”는 지문에 없는 비교이며 미국도 질병이 줄고 있는 나라로 제시된다.
“The changes in medicine impact the everyday life of Americans.”는 일상생활에 미치는 영향을 다루지 않은 지문과 맞지 않는다.
“It is necessary to look for clues to medical dilemmas.”는 설명을 찾는 과제를 언급한 부분일 뿐 글의 중심이 아니다.