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How Not to Die Too Soon: The Politics Behind Life Expectancy

How Not to Die Too Soon: The Politics Behind Life Expectancy

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In a new book, Devi Sridhar suggests governments should be held accountable for policies that influence life expectancy

How the MAHA Commission Can Improve U.S. Life Expectancy

How the MAHA Commission Can Improve U.S. Life Expectancy

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To help Americans live healthier, policymakers should address what researchers call the causes of causes for ill health

The 10 Americas: How Geography, Race, and Income Shape U.S. Life Expectancy

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The differences in U.S. life expectancy are so large it's as if the population lives in separate Americas instead of one

The 10 Americas: How Geography, Race, and Income Shape U.S. Life Expectancy

Global Life Expectancy Declines for First Time in 30 Years

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Overall life expectancy is struggling, according to a highly anticipated update to the Global Burden of Disease study

Global Life Expectancy Declines for First Time in 30 Years

The Disturbing Details Behind a Dip in U.S. Life Expectancy

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A deep drop among American Indian and Alaska Native peoples is linked to policy failures that predate the pandemic

The Disturbing Details Behind a Dip in U.S. Life Expectancy

Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number—Except When it Comes to Health

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In some parts of the world, forty is the new seventy

An elderly demonstrator poses for the camera as he makes a V-sign during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq, December 10, 2019. He has a black-and-white checkered scarf tied on his head and a red and white sash with green accents, around his neck. He has a very long white beard and friendly eyes. REUTERS/Alaa al-MarjaniSELECT

The Future of American Democracy Depends on Improving U.S. Health

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The U.S. is in the grip of two pathologies, one afflicting human health and the other the health of the political system

An entrance sign to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on October 4, 2014. The sign says “EMERGENCY” and points to the left. In the background we can see an American flag billowing against a brilliant clear blue sky. REUTERS/Jim Young