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Prevention and wellness across the lifespan.
Life expectancy in the United States is more than 30 years longer than in 1900, thanks to a number of health care and public health interventions. Yet with that success come both benefits and challenges. As we live longer, we continue to age. New chronic diseases emerge as our body parts wear out or as the result of our lifestyle. However, aging does not necessarily mean that getting sicker is ...
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