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A bad economy can be good for your health

Category: Business
Duration: 00:09:19
Publish Date: 2023-11-07 20:08:23
Description: When economist Chris Ruhm first got the results from his study on the possible connection between recession and health, he thought he had made a mistake. But time and time again, he got the same results, overturning a decade of previous economic findings. Today, how a nation's health relates to your own.

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