New data indicates that nearly 700 US counties have a life expectancy of less than 72. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced the data after examining Census data from over 3,100 ...

Walk into just about any American coffee shop these days, and odds are the conversation skips right from politics to TikTok trends to – you guessed it – the cost of healthcare, the outbreak of the day ...

In the United States, how long a person lives can vary substantially depending on where in the country they reside. Comparing the life expectancy of people born from 1900 to 2000, a study published ...

Mississippi has the shortest life expectancy rate in the U.S., report finds. Hush Naidoo Jade via Unsplash Mississippi is ranked among the least healthy states in the country and has the lowest life ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Approximately 525,000 more deaths occurred in the United States in ...

The life expectancy for Connecticut women is six years longer than it was 50 years ago, and Connecticut men are living seven years longer, according to data released recently. The average life ...