The state-by-state data reveals a striking divide in how long American men are expected to live, and the lowest-ranked states ...

Somewhere in the world right now, a newborn has a real shot at living past their ninetieth birthday, not because of luck, but ...

New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death rates have continued to fall since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Human life expectancy has potentially been pushed to the max, new research suggests. The recent increase in people's longevity appears to be slowing down despite new developments in medicine, ...

A major new study has determined which countries around the world have the longest life expectancy. Researchers from the University of Southern California and Pennsylvania State University in the US ...

The U.S. mortality rate reached a record low in 2025. But it lags behind peers due to persistent issues like chronic disease, ...

US average life expectancy has increased by slightly more than a year — another sign that America is slowly recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Life expectancy at birth was 77.5 years in 2022, ...

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. Over the past 150 years, humanity has unleashed unimaginable energy by splitting ...

America's embrace of high-protein diets and protein-fortified foods may be doing more harm than good for some adults.

Dysautonomia describes a group of conditions affecting your autonomic nervous system. This system controls automatic functions of the nervous system, like breathing and heartbeat. Certain changes in ...