Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses whether science can extend human life with University of Chicago Illinois' S. Jay Olshansky, PhD. Jeffrey H. Snyder, Broadcast Retirement ...

New figures show people in Scotland are spending a greater proportion of their life in poor health than previously.

An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.

A new study from Northwestern University found that life expectancy in California has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, data that could indicate similar national trends. The study, published in the ...

Life expectancy at birth in Arkansas rose by 1.4 years in 2022, although it remained lower than before the covid-19 pandemic, according to a report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and ...

Life expectancy in the U.S. reached a record high in 2024 following a substantial decline of drug-overdose deaths, according to figures released by the federal government Thursday. The life expectancy ...

Since the early 20th century, sustained declines in mortality have driven steady increases in life expectancy, particularly in high-income countries. Several studies have reported that this ...

The current landscape of public health in the United States is marked by a far-reaching attack on foundational scientific principles and institutions, threatening decades of progress in combating ...