they hit their hiv/aids target two years early meaning now 90% of people who have hiv are now on treatment. i still can t believe this one u.s. life expectancy continues to be on the decline, despite the fact the united states spends more on health care per capita than any other country in the world, suicides, alcohol related illnesses and drug overdoses are largely to blame. which brings us to theope yod epidemic. the odds of dying from an opioid overdose in the united states are greater than dying in a vehicle crash. in october two ohio counties received a landmark settlement of $216 million from a top drugmaker and three major drug distributors. we need resources from the parties that cause this problem. they need to make it right and that s the bench mark this sets. the spotlight on the importance of vaccines continue to shine as the united states
blame. which brings us to the opioid epidemic. the odds of dieing from an opioid overdose in the united states are greater than those are dieing in a vehicle crash. in october, two ohio counties received a landmark settlement of $260 million from a top drugmaker and three major drug distributors. we need resources from the parties that caused this problem. they need to make it right, and that s the benchmark that this sets. reporter: the spotlight on the importance of vaccines continued to shine as the united states saw the largest measles outbreak since declared eliminated back in 2000. there have been more than 1,200 individual cases that have been confirmed across 30 states, and still there are people out there s that are not getting vaccinated. i said it before and i ll say it again. antibiotic resistance, one of the biggest health concerns of our time. because it s creating these
arlington, virginia. not only the heahavi la it ruins your holiday plans. everything. triple digits. talking about triple digits. not warm but hot-hot. dangerous. be careful, folks. here is your tuesday forecast severe storms from the southeast up to d.c. thunderstorms from indiana to tennessee. around the four corners of the southwest. stormy at times from the dakotas to michigan. cool and wet in the pacific northwest. only in the 60s. 103 in phoenix. mostly 9 a top drugmaker is paying $3 billion in fines involving popular drugs taken by millions of americans. prosecutors say glaxosmithkline promoted the anti-depressants paxil and welbutrin for unapproved use and safety problems with the diabetes drug avandia were kept hidden. part of the employees who blew the whistle will get part of the $3 billion settlement.