"Is aspirin a wonder drug?"

"Based on current recommendations, only about 40% of people who should be taking aspirin are doing so. In this new report, researchers asked: what might happen to population health, longevity, and healthcare costs if aspirin use were more widespread? To answer this, they analyzed reams of health data from thousands of patients and estimated the impact of more widespread aspirin use on their health and survival.

Their findings were striking."

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/aspirin-wonder-drug-2016122210916?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12.23.2016%20(1)

Lots of interesting thoughts about why aspirin might cause such a systemic benefit. 

FB: "For all the effort to identify new and better drugs, it’s remarkable that we aren’t taking full advantage of what we already have. This new study suggests that large health benefits are not being realized simply because not enough people are taking aspirin."