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Who gets to live to 100? The answer may surprise you

Jan 10, 2025, 07:00 AM by SCOA

A new study finds that that Black octogenarians in the United States have significantly better odds of living to 100 than their white counterparts. UTMB’s Dr. Kyriakos Markides tells the Globe that the study confirms and adds to the research he’s done on Hispanic aging. Read the article in Boston Globe: Who gets to live to 100? The answer may surprise you.

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