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one of the consequences of improved medical care is that people are living longer and life expectancy is increasing. Do you think advantages outweigh disadvantages?

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Over the
last
 50 years, there is a gradual development in science and technology, which leads to new discoveries of medicines and medical treatments.
As a result
,
people
 nowadays can live longer than their grandparents did. From my point of view,
although
this
 development can cause some burden to medical staff, it provides many benefits to
society
. On the one hand, one of the drawbacks of increasing lifespan is that it can cause some burden to physicians and nurses.
In other words
, older
people
 are prone to getting more diseases.
Therefore
,
society
 needs more doctors and nursing staff in order to care for its senior population.
However
, in fact,
this
 is responsible for a major problem because there is a shortage of doctors, medical staff and beds in hospitals.
Moreover
, the more ageing population
society
 has, the more welfare government has to distribute.
This
 is because when
society
 has more elderly
people
, the government has to collect more tax from the working-age population in order to provide ample social welfare.
On the other hand
, the obvious advantage of having a longer life expectancy is that occasionally,
people
 who are over the age of 60 are still robust. They can work efficiently and enthusiastically. If companies allow their retiring employees to continue working, these older employees would add tremendous value to the organizations because of their long professional experience and advanced specialization in work.
In addition
, if young
people
 have any problems, they could ask their grandparents to counsel them about how to handle these problems since elderly
people
 have much more life experience than young
people
 and can utilize their experience to advise their grandchildren.
Finally
, in some families, young parents who spend plenty of time doing their works and can not fully look after their little children can leave their children to older
people
 in their family so that the children will be taken good care of and taught about social etiquette, morals as well as knowledge. To summarize, it is true to say that extending the length of life may affect medical care and medical facilities, but it
also
 offers vast advantages.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • consequences
  • improved medical care
  • life expectancy
  • advantages
  • disadvantages
  • healthcare
  • quality of life
  • population
  • economic burden
  • elderly
  • dependency
  • technology
  • ethical concerns
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