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 rise in human life expectancy has slowed down across Europe since 2011, according to new research. A new study reveals that the food we eat, physical inactivity and obesity are largely to blame, ...

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

KIRKSVILLE, Mo, — Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States according to the CDC. One person dies every 33 seconds from cardiovascular disease. A.T. Still University Kirksville ...

6 Although younger individuals with CLL live comparatively longer than older patients, they still demonstrate a significantly shorter life expectancy compared to the age- and sex-matched general ...

KYW’s Michelle Durham has a question for KYW Medical Editor Dr. Brian McDonough from a listener about a study in Great Britain that found people diagnosed with ADHD have a shorter life expectancy than ...

ADHD’s rising prevalence has been met with some dismissiveness. As I wrote in 2023, questions have been raised about the ...

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 ...

that could possibly maximise their quality of life. Work by Tong et al (2015) highlights this concept, where patients with CKD are more interested in treatment choices that influence non-traditional ...

A Phase 3 clinical trial found that injections of the semaglutide medication once weekly reduced the risk of kidney disease worsening by 24% in people who also had diabetes. It also reduced the ...

By Joseph Goldstein New York City officials, intent on increasing residents’ life expectancy after a ... putting them at increased risk of kidney failure or stroke. One particularly grisly ...