While life expectancy across the U.S. declined significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health ...

A handwritten note by Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has called attention to the declining life expectancy of U.S. citizens. The note highlighted the ...

The average life expectancy in the U.S. has been on the decline for three consecutive years. A baby born in 2017 is expected to live to be 78.6 years old, which is down from 78.7 the year before, ...

After more than a century of steady progress, new research warns that the world’s life expectancy boom is slowing, largely because improvements in early-life mortality have already been achieved.

The United States death rate fell to its lowest point ever in 2025, putting national life expectancy on track to reach a record high, according to new federal data. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

NIH opened its research facility construction grants to for-profit companies and local governments. Who can apply, how much is available, and the key rules. In an AAP survey, 40% of pediatricians said ...

An autism expert told Newsweek the life expectancy gap may reflect barriers to care more than autism itself.

The average life expectancy of New Yorkers was a record-breaking 83.2 years old in 2024, achieving one of Mayor Eric Adams’s key public health promises five years ahead of schedule. Life expectancy ...