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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, PhD, is quoted in the Boston University School of Public Health article: “Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Are Driving the Increase in US Excess Mortality—and Adults Without College Degrees Are Bearing Most of the Burden.” www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...

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Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Are Driving the Increase in US Excess Mortality—and Adults Without College Degrees Are Bearing Most of the Burden About 525,000 more deaths occurred among US adults in 2023 than would be expected had pre-2010 mortality trends continued. More than 90 percent of these deaths occurred among individuals without a bac... https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2025/cardiovascular-disease-and-diabetes-are-driving-the-increase-in-us-excess-mortality-and-adults-without-college-degrees-are-bearing-most-of-the-burden/