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 ...

Global life expectancy returned in 2023 to levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, rising to 76.3 years for women and 71.5 years for men, according to Global Burden of Disease, a long-running study ...

Nigeria has been ranked among the countries with the lowest life expectancy in the world, according to the latest data released by the United Nations’ World Population Prospects portal. The report ...

Canada's aging population, combined with increased life expectancy, pose a real challenge for our pension plans. Current and future retirees risk seeing some of their sources of income decline or, at ...

François L'Italien is coordinator of the Observatoire de la retraite and deputy director of the Institut de recherche en économie contemporaine (IREC). Funding for the Observatoire de la retraite and ...

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 ...

Experts argue it's never too late to quit smoking, and a new study says that applies to people with late-stage cancer as well. Patients with advanced cancer gained nearly a full year of additional ...

Patients with advanced cancer gained nearly a full year of additional life if they quit smoking, compared to those who kept lighting up, researchers reported. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Experts ...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome, or GBS, is a rare neurological condition. The body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own nerves. This can lead to rapid muscle weakness and paralysis. Early symptoms ...

UNDATED (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - A study showed an increase in three causes of death in young adults and two in kids aged five to 19. New research from the University of Washington School of Medicine ...