U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggests there may be another — much smaller — improvement this year. Death rates fell last year for almost all leading causes ...

Researchers examining southern right whales found that the median life span for the species was 73.4 years, and that 10 percent of individuals survived past 131.8 years. The report has combined ...

IMPROVEMENT in the provision of health services, an increase in the consumption of healthy foodstuffs (balanced diet), personal hygiene and keeping an active lifestyle for optimal health and weight ...

A Cleveland Clinic liver specialist discusses the life expectancy with fatty liver disease and provides tips to take charge of your health. According to the American Liver Foundation, a nonprofit ...

Photo: Jimin Kim/Dave Decker/Zuma Press Some good news as 2024 nears the end: Life expectancy in the U.S. last year made an unusually sharp increase as deaths from most major causes declined ...

Last year, life expectancy at birth was 78.4 years for the total U.S. population, an increase from 77.5 in 2022, the CDC report said. For men, life expectancy increased by a year from 74.8 in 2022 ...

A CDC report showed a decline in death rates in 2023 for almost all of the leading causes, meaning life expectancy was 78.5 years last year overall. It's higher for women than men. U.S. life ...

Healthy life expectancy is on the decline across most of the nation - with the disparity between how long people can expect to live in good health in the wealthiest and most deprived areas expanding.

A couple walks their dogs along the coastline at La Jolla's Windansea Beach at sunset on Nov. 10, 2023 in San Diego, Calif. U.S. life expectancy rose last year, hitting its highest level since the ...

Death rates dropped and life expectancy rose to the highest levels since the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released this month. It found that ...

U.S. life expectancy rose last year to its highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic, while death rates fell for almost all the top causes, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Healthy life expectancy is falling across most of the nation - and the gap between how long people can expect to live in good health in the wealthiest and most deprived areas is growing.