life expectancy
Food Stamp Recipients Significantly More Likely to Die Than the Average American
A GOP-led government may mean even more cuts for the federal food and nutrition assistance program.
Hot Red Chili Peppers Are Associated With Living Longer, Study Suggests
The biggest effect was seen in heart disease and stroke.
More people around the globe are living long enough to get cancer
Chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease are posing new obstacles to global health systems, according to a new report in the Lancet.
More people around the globe are living long enough to get cancer
As life expectancy hits an all-time high, the growing burden of chronic disease is posing new obstacles to global health systems.
Syrian life expectancy drops six years as war rages
More than five years after Arab Spring uprisings spread across the Middle East, new data shows life expectancy in several countries have taken a hit.
The One Strange Trick That Will Help You Live Longer: Have a Bunch of Money
A new study showed that the wealthy are living longer than the poor—but the size of that life expectancy gap varied wildly depending on where they lived. What are cities like New York doing for the poor other places aren't?
Rosemary Could Be the Reason These Italian Villagers Live for So Long
New research from the University of California aims to find out why so many Acciaroli residents live to be 100. It could be down to their rosemary-infused diet.
The Difference in Life Expectancy Between the Rich and Poor is Getting Worse
A new UK study suggests we’re all going to live longer than expected—but some more than others.
You’re Going to Live for Ages and it’s Going to be Really Expensive
The good news is they're reversing the effects of aging. The bad news is you haven't got enough savings to live to 100.
Why Are Aboriginal People Who Use Toronto's Community Clinics Dying So Young?
Aboriginal people who use Toronto's community clinics have an average age of death of 37, a number in line with failed states like Yemen and Angola.
The World's Ecosystems Are Suffering Because We're Living Longer
We sometimes like to imagine ourselves above it all, sitting on top of a “great chain of being,” but the truth is we are part of nature as much as any moose or wolf.