Humans today are living longer than ever before, but how many of those added years are spent in good health? A data-crunching survey covering 183 member nations of the World Health Organization has ...

Life expectancy in the US already falls behind many other developed countries, putting us in 49th place in global rankings in 2022 — but a new report says we’ll drop even further to 66th place in 2050 ...

Citywide life expectancy rose to 82.6 years in 2023, but Black New Yorkers still face significant health gaps, according to ...

As global life expectancy rises, so too does the number of years people spend burdened by chronic disease. Modern medicine has turned death sentences into "manageable conditions," but manage is the ...

Living longer doesn’t always mean living healthier. That’s according to a study published in JAMA Network Open, which found a "widening gap between lifespan and healthspan" among 183 countries. In ...

People around the globe are living longer—but not necessarily healthier—lives, according to Mayo Clinic research. A study of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Life expectancy in the U.S. is nearly 3 years less than in England and Wales. The effects obesity and overweight ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — There’s no question that people are living longer today than centuries or even decades ago. However, a new ...

Credit: Getty Images Sex difference identified, with women exhibiting a wider health span-lifespan gap than men Compared with men, women presented a mean health span-lifespan gap that was 2.4 years ...

A large US study finds insufficient sleep is linked to shorter life expectancy, ranking just behind smoking and ahead of diet ...

A 2012 Institute of Medicine report recommended that the Secretary of HHS set targets for life expectancy and per capita health (care) expenditure to bring the United States in line with the average ...