Sleep isn’t just about feeling rested—it may be one of the strongest predictors of how long you live. Researchers analyzing ...

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) – As Ben Franklin once famously said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Eventually, we all die, but that may appear sooner than others for a variety ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Two years ago, the Adams administration launched its plan called, the "Healthy NYC Plan," with its goal of making healthy changes so life expectancy could rise to 83 years old ...

Dr. Bianca Hemmingsen is Technical Lead – Diabetes, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health, World Health Organization (WHO); Ms. Sanjana Marpadga is a Technical Officer – Diabetes, ...

Runners ages 90 and older grab water after the National Senior Games track and field race in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) If you had a choice, ...

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 ...

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Life expectancy is back to pre-pandemic levels, according to global health research — but mortality rates for teens and young adults are of growing concern. The latest release of The Global Burden of ...

Humans are living 20 years longer than they were in 1950, according to new research with all 204 countries and territories studied reporting declines in their mortality rates since then. But vast ...