Jama Author Interviews: Covering Research In Medicine, Science, & Clinical Practice. For Physicians, Researchers, & Clinician

The US Black population experienced more than 80 million excess years of life lost compared with the White population over a recent 22-year period. JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, discusses the research that quantified this disparity with authors César Caraballo, MD, Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, and Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc. Related Content: Excess Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost Among the Black Population in the US, 1999-2020