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A data analysis by Yale University researchers shows that people who were fired or laid off from their jobs after age 50 had double the risk of heart attack and stroke as those who remained at work, even when other risk factors are taken into account. 
 
Doctors are urged to consider this part of a patient's history, as are employers when planning layoffs.

Heart Risk Tied To Losing Job

CBS News - 6/21/2006 3:03 PM

Losing your job at any age can be stressful, but being laid off late in life might come with double the stroke and heart attack risk.
 
A study of more than 4,000 people over 10 years shows those who lost their jobs after age 50 were twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke as their peers who
 
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