(NPR) – It’s a well-known statistic that men don’t live as long as women. Life expectancy for an American man is almost 76, versus 81 for a woman. But it’s not just older men dying sooner: those numbers are influenced by other deaths that come earlier in the lifespan.

Derek Griffith, a professor of health equity and population health at the University of Pennsylvania, would like to see far more attention paid to men’s health. (Read More)