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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Mortality Rate Rising for Middle-Aged Whites

    A new study from two Princeton economists has shocked the public health world. It finds that unlike every other age group, unlike every other racial and ethnic group, unlike similar populations in other countries, one group of people is dying at a much higher rate than ever before: middle-aged white Americans.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 4, 2015 • 1 min read

    A new study from two Princeton economists has shocked the public health world. It finds that unlike every other age group, unlike every other racial and ethnic group, unlike similar populations in other countries, one group of people is dying at a much higher rate than ever before: middle-aged white Americans.

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    4. 31:03CA Language Learners
    5. 39:33Tijuana Culture
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Obamacare Challenges, White Mortality Rates, and Dark Matter
    1. 0:00Obamacare Challenges
    2. 8:20Mortality Rate Rising for Middle-Aged WhitesYou’re reading this
    3. 16:37Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs
    4. 31:03CA Language Learners
    5. 39:33Tijuana Culture
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