Men/Women Life Expectancy Gap Widens in U.S. (with audio)

Largest gap in almost 30 years

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We’ve known for a long time that women tend to live longer than men do. There are reasons for this, from biological to behavioral. Female hormones may protect many women from heart disease, for example. Women also tend to engage less often in risk-taking behavi…