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Study redefines Andrew Jackson death cause kidney failure
Historians long suspected mercury and lead poisoning from calomel and lead medicines and war injuries caused Jackson's decline. Hair samples from 1815 and 1839 show elevated metals but not toxic levels, suggesting kidney failure at age 78 rather than poisoning. The finding is reported in JAMA based on preserved hair from The Hermitage.
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Nashville, Tenn
Andrew Jackson
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Hermitage
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