Life expectancy rose from 30 to nearly 80 years as infectious diseases gave way to chronic conditions like heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
The leading causes of death have changed dramatically since America's founding 250 years ago, highlighting how far medicine has come.
Diseases that once devastated communities have largely given way… [+10752 chars]
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