Are We Reaching The End Of The Trend For Longer, Healthier Lives?

(By Richard Harris for NPR)

American lives have been getting steadily longer, and since the 1960s that trend has been driven mostly by a remarkable reduction in heart disease. But those improvements have slowed dramatically. Scientists are now wondering whether we’re approaching the end of the trend of longer, healthier lives. Continue reading article here…..

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