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  "id": 6600503,
  "title": "Autism linked to 14-year gap in life expectancy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/autism-linked-to-14-year-gap-in-life-expectancy",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T15:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-autism-linked-year-gap-life.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States face a 14-year deficit in life expectancy, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and University of Colorado Anschutz. The study provides one of the first large-scale estimates of age-specific death rates and life expectancy among people with ASD. The findings are published in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}