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 ...

Setting GBD global and national data on PM 2.5 and CKD. Participants 194 countries and territories. Main outcome measures We estimated the attributable burden of disease (ABD), years living with ...

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 ...

Introduction In recent decades, all-cause mortality has increased among individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), influenced by factors ... to reduce mortality and improve the quality of life of ...

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 ...

Section of Thoracic Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway Background: Early life development may influence subsequent respiratory morbidity. The impact of factors determined in ...