A new study highlights worrying differences in life expectancy trends across the United States, showing that states are far from equal when it comes to implementing public health measures and ...

Recent findings challenge the long-standing belief in the steady rise of life expectancy in the United States. A significant deceleration in life expectancy gains suggests that those born after 1939 ...

(CNN) — Life expectancy in the United States is rising nearly as quickly as it fell at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses drop. After falling 2.4 years ...

After more than a century of steady progress, new research warns that the world’s life expectancy boom is slowing, largely because improvements in early-life mortality have already been achieved.

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Approximately 525,000 more deaths occurred in the United States in ...

The life expectancy for Connecticut women is six years longer than it was 50 years ago, and Connecticut men are living seven years longer, according to data released recently. The average life ...

Getting enough sleep has long been tied to better mood, focus, and overall health, but new research suggests it may also play ...

In this article we will present the 20 states with the lowest life expectancy in the US. Global life expectancy has improved significantly over the years. It has increased from just 51 years in 1960 ...

New research reveals why life expectancy gains have slowed across Europe—and how proactive policies in some countries helped them weather the COVID-19 crisis better than others. Study: Changing life ...

People born in 2023 are now estimated to live 78.4 years, according to the CDC. Life expectancy in the United States is rising nearly as quickly as it fell at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as ...