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Top 5 chronic diseases killing U.S. Latinos

The list is changing as the population ages, making healthy choices more important than ever

Charlie Lunan
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Updated Aug. 15, 2023
Published Jan. 11, 2021
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  • stroke
  • Alzheimer's
  • Alzheimer's disease

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