Decades of advances in medical technology and public health are causing global populations to age. While achieving longer lives is certainly a net positive, this demographic shift is placing an ...

The average U.S. life expectancy has hit its worst decline in 100 years and America’s standing is dismal among peer nations. But the average obscures a more complex story. The United States is facing ...

Dysautonomia occurs when a person’s autonomic nervous system (ANS) does not function correctly. Certain types of dysautonomia can severely affect a person’s quality of life and may reduce their life ...

Life expectancy in the U.S. has dropped sharply in the last two years, to the point that now the average Cuban will live nearly three years more than the average American. The latest numbers released ...

When it comes to life expectancy in high-income English-speaking countries, a new study has found that America has sat in last place since 2001. Despite its plethora of deadly animals, Australia ...

A person's age is one of the best predictors of how much longer they are likely to live. This is the main idea behind life expectancy. Life expectancy is a statistical measure of how long a person is ...

But keep in mind that you can't keep all that money in there forever. The IRS requires you to begin withdrawing money from ...

For most of human history, life unfolded quickly and ended abruptly. In the early 19th century, global life expectancy ...

NEW YORK -- A new federal report published Thursday has revealed the life expectancy of Americans in every state. Researchers from the National Center for Health Statistics -- a branch of the Centers ...

In the United States, how long a person lives can vary substantially depending on where in the country they reside. Comparing the life expectancy of people born from 1900 to 2000, a study published ...

Perry is a Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution and is the author of the book Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities In August 2022, the Centers for Disease ...

People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) frequently live well into adulthood. Advances in treatment have significantly increased the life expectancy for this condition. The median life expectancy ...