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Study Points to Biology—Not Just Behavior—in the Mortality Gap Between Males and Females

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.1426

February 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This Medical News article discusses new findings that males have higher mortality than females even after accounting for behavioral, clinical, and sociodemographic factors.

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