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    Sleep Gap Increases Premature Death Risk in Low Income Communities

    According to research, low-income people are more than three times likely to die early, compared to those from wealthy communities.
    Shani Saxon Aug 9, 2021 12:00PM EDT
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    Why Do Some White Chicagoans Live 30 Years Longer Than Their Black Counterparts?

    It is the widest discrepancy at the city-level in the nation.

    Ayana Byrd Jun 24, 2019 12:23PM EDT
    Black Man At A Doctor's Visit

    STUDY: Increasing Number of Black Doctors Could Save Black Men's Lives

    Black men have the lowest life expectancy in the United States. A new study examines why a doctor’s race can make all the difference.

    Ayana Byrd Aug 21, 2018 2:38PM EDT

    Life Expectancy Gap Between Blacks and Whites is Shrinking

    The difference is now the smallest it has ever been.

    Kenrya Rankin May 9, 2016 12:52PM EDT

    Staying Alive, as a Black Man [VIDEO]

    Two men living with HIV share their personal stories of keeping well in a world in which the average black man dies far younger than the nation overall.

    Kai Wright Jan 9, 2015 12:33PM EST

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