New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as ...

While heart disease and cancer remain top causes, notable declines in overdose and COVID-19 deaths drove the improvement.

A new CDC report released Wednesday shows the U.S. death rate hit its lowest point in more than a century in 2025, suggesting ...

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, ...

Learn how the life expectancy method determines IRA distributions and required minimum distributions (RMDs) with term-certain ...

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 ...

Prisons have poor medical care, violence and mental health issues that lead to suicide. New studies are recognizing these ...

Public health in America continues to falter as it is underfunded and not prioritized by the federal and state governments as well as the healthcare industries. After two years of dramatic decline in ...