Life expectancy in western countries, once on a steady upward trajectory, has hit a worrying slowdown with obesity, poor diet and physical inactivity taking a heavy toll.

The latest average life expectancy at birth is 81.5 years across the five boroughs, the city health department says.

Researchers would like to see more study on how stress, the economy and attitudes toward medicine influence the well-being ...

Obesity, poor diet, and physical inactivity (a sedentary lifestyle) lead to early goodbyes. The secret to longevity isn’t in a pill; it’s in our daily habits.

LIFE expectancy in England is falling faster than anywhere else in Europe – and expanding waistbands are to blame. Advances ...

After decades of progress, attempts to keep people living longer are beginning to fail, with people in England now living ...

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Authors attribute finding to modifiable risk factors and unmet support and treatment needs for co-occurring conditions. HealthDay News — Adults with diagnosed ...

“We know that obesity leads to lots of other health complications, and it also reduces life expectancy. So we need to reframe obesity, this is not a cosmetic thing but this is a disease that ...

Objectives In this retrospective study we evaluated longevity in a group of GCA patients using specific gender and age-matched life expectancy tables. Methods Medical records of patients diagnosed ...

Also, the ability to return to home from hospital was associated with longevity, and so were return to work and quality of life measures within 1 year after cardiac arrest in a separate model ...

The country has the highest rate of preventable deaths, along with a lower-than-average life expectancy, driven by factors like the opioid crisis, gun violence, and chronic diseases. Trending ...