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Why the Richest Man in America Dies Younger Than the Poorest Woman | Rep. Troy Carter (Ep. 19)

Aug 24, 2026 · 43m

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The richest man in America lives roughly six fewer years than the poorest woman. Four of every five suicides in the U.S. are men. And since 2000, fifteen bills across nine Congresses have tried to create a federal Office of Men's Health. Not one has ever received a committee vote. On this episode of Talk With Turek, Dr. Paul Turek and co-host Rob Clyde sit down with U.S. Representative Troy Carter, primary sponsor of the State of Men's Health Act, to unpack why men's health has been left out of federal health policy for two decades, and why this bill has a genuine shot at changing that. The conversation covers the clinical reality behind the statistics, from prostate cancer and…