The outcomes of this fall’s elections will profoundly affect Americans’ ability to access affordable, equitable health care.

But there’s a financial cost to longevity, and it’s one that many older Americans aren ... underestimate their life expectancy by five or more years. But that could have serious implications ...

Despite spending the most on healthcare, the U.S. lags behind 11 other wealthy countries in life expectancy, raising critical ...

‘Live to 100’ explores why people in ‘blue zones’ live longer than average Many people try all sorts of things to have ... doctors Life expectancy in the U.S. is at its lowest point ...

Many Americans ... the world's lowest retirement age, at 55. A few other countries, primarily in the developing world, have similarly lower retirement ages due to differing life expectancy and ...

Although democracy is failing to meet the needs of many Americans, it is far preferable to an autocratic system, and it can ...

Black patients are 50% more likely than white patients to be denied free caregiver visits, which can exacerbate poor health ...

while Mississippi has the lowest life expectancy at 71.9 years. In Delaware, some census tracts have a life expectancy well below Mississippi’s average. The CDC’s National Center for Health ...

We recently got our annual reminder to argue about “tax flight” — the assertion that Minnesota’s relatively higher taxes are ...

Life expectancy for West Virginians fell by nearly two years in 2021 compared to 2020, according to data released last month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the ...

Oklahoma and Texas as the five states with the lowest vaccination rates. The study comes as millions of Americans without health insurance will have to pay $200 for COVID-19 vaccines following the ...

Where we live really does have an impact on our health ... it paints a fascinating real-life portrait of the health of the nation. Some of the findings are predictable - but others are highly ...