The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic still quietly linger in American society. For one, the pandemic contributed to a massive ...

Newly published data on life expectancy in the United States shows a partial rebound from the worst phase of the coronavirus pandemic, but drug overdoses, homicides, and chronic illnesses such as ...

Hereditary transthyretin (hATTR) amyloidosis is a rare progressive disease that is passed from parent to child. It is caused by a mutant form of the transthyretin (TTR) protein that can damage vital ...

On average, Cincinnati metro area residents can expect to live to about 76 years old, ranking near the middle of the pack among residents in 22 peer cities, according to the latest Cincinnati USA ...

Women often don't score as well as men in surveys of financial literacy. One area where they seem to do better is "longevity literacy," or understanding how long we're likely to live. Longevity ...

Tragically, children born in three African countries, Chad, Nigeria, and Lesotho, face the sobering possibility of not reaching their 55th birthday. In six other African nations, a similar fate awaits ...

A girl born in Finland last year can expect to live on average for 84.8 years, while life expectancy for boys is now 79.6 ...

The rate varies across the country, with Wales having the highest figure last year, at 25.9 centenarians per 100,000 people, ...