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Spending on cardiac procedures in the U.S. is expected to grow at just over 7% annually through 2030, to about $92 billion, driven mostly by an aging population, according to Grand View Research.

These accounts are often seen as retirement vehicles because they can grow over time, and after age 65, that money can be withdrawn for nonmedical expenses without penalty.

The full retirement age currently is 67 for anyone born in and after 1960, and there have been suggestions publicly discussed to raise it for current younger workers.

At age 25, Birutė Galdikas, the Canadian anthropologist, was wading through swamps riddled with parasites and leeches trying to catch a glimpse of orangutans, or, as she describes them, “survivors of Eden.”

There was a period during which the Food and Drug Administration had belatedly approved COVID-19 vaccines only for those age 65 and up and younger people with underlying health conditions.