The life expectancy of someone with an ileostomy depends on the underlying illness they have. An ileostomy does not reduce an individual’s life expectancy. Doctors perform this procedure to bypass ...

One of the most misunderstood statistical figures is life expectancy. We hear the phrase bandied about as a marker of how long we can expect to live. Today, we can feel very smug, as on a worldwide ...

U.S. life expectancy is, surprisingly enough, on the rise. According to a new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Americans can expect to live 80.4 years in 2050, up from 78.3 ...

Hawaii had the longest life expectancy in the U.S. in 2022 at 80 years. West Virginia had the shortest at 72.2 years. New ...

Your teeth might hold clues to your "healthy life expectancy".

Continued advancements in treatment and care are improving outcomes for people with MS. Multiple sclerosis (MS) develops when your immune system mistakenly attacks myelin, the protective coating that ...

Two new studies have found that small improvements in day-to-day life can have substantial impacts on life expectancy.

Sleep has long been associated with overall health and wellbeing. Recent findings, however, suggest that sleep is more ...

Sleep isn’t just about feeling rested—it may be one of the strongest predictors of how long you live. Researchers analyzing ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The most recent numbers from the CDC show Arizona had the third-biggest decrease in life expectancy in the United States. We’re just behind our neighbor, New Mexico. We’ve ...