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By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year — but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.The 2022 rise…

An individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 30 years could see their life expectancy fall by as much as 14 years, an international team of researchers has warned. Even people who do not develop the condition until later in life --…

Medical staff at West Middlesex University Hospital during the Covid pandemic © Stuart Franklin/MagnumIt is rare, unique even, for a modern democracy to celebrate the anniversary of one of its public services with state-orchestrated…

FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The disadvantage in U.S. life expectancy began in the 1950s and has worsened over time, according to a study published online June 1 in the American Journal of Public Health.Steven H. Woolf, M.D.,…

Cara Murez FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Americans aren't living as long as people in dozens of other developed nations — and the problem is worse than previously thought, a new…

Living in an almshouse can boost the longevity of its residents by as much as two-and-a-half years compared to their counterparts in the general population, according to a new Bayes Business School report. Almshouses provide affordable…

By Fred Clasen-Kelly After spending 38 years in the Alabama prison system, one of the most violent and crowded in the nation, Larry Jordan felt lucky to live long enough to regain his freedom. The decorated Vietnam…

Can your zip code and income correlate to how long you have to live?Although life expectancy has declined overall in the U.S. during the last three years — it now stands at an average of 76, according to the CDC, as…

Life expectancy in the U.S. is between three and five years lower than the average in other high-income countries — and the gap comes in part from misinformation, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said."It's…

While research has long established disparities in health outcomes among individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD), few studies have quantified these gaps. A new study published in Blood Advances finds that the average life…