The most recently available chart of U.S. life expectancy at birth from 1900 to 2021. Courtesy of the federal National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) Report Volume 72, Number 12. Formaspace offers a ...

The average life expectancy in the U.S. has been on the decline for three consecutive years. A baby born in 2017 is expected to live to be 78.6 years old, which is down from 78.7 the year before, ...

A recent research letter published July 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), titled “The Failure of Life Expectancy to Fully Rebound to Prepandemic Levels,” paints a damning ...

Oral frailty can shorten your life expectancy, so those dreaded visits, drills and all, really are for your own good.

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 ...

Researchers found that life expectancy growth in wealthy nations has dramatically slowed since 1939. Once driven by major reductions in child mortality, longevity gains are now limited by slower ...

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech ...

U.S. mortality rates for Americans ages 25 to 34 has increase every year since an initial spike in 2010 due to opioid overdose-related deaths, according to federal data cited by the Lubbock ...

MADISON, Wis. – A new study co-authored by a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor finds that life expectancy gains made by high-income countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed ...

Longevity isn’t just about luck — it’s a mix of culture, cuisine, lifestyle, and healthcare, which all come together to ensure a long and healthy life. From bustling city streets to serene island ...