Taken together, the two studies underscore a disturbing trend: While advancements in medicine and technology have prolonged U.S. life expectancy and decreased premature deaths overall, women in parts of the country have been left behind, and in some cases, they are dying younger than they were a generation before. The worst part is no one knows why.
via U.S. Women Are Dying Younger Than Their Mothers, and No One Knows Why – Grace Wyler – The Atlantic.