Maybe you read Scott Burns, as I do, in the Chronicle's Business section. He writes about finance and investments. And sometimes about retirement and how to manage savings so you can have a decent ...

The complete blood count, or CBC, is an inexpensive test that measures a person's red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Harvard researchers say those numbers may also provide information ...

How easily you can go from sitting on the floor to standing could hint at your risk of early death, a new study suggests. How easily you can sit down and stand up from the floor without using your ...

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 ...

Grover is executive director of the Research and Action Institute of the AAMC. Ranney is a practicing emergency physician and dean of the Yale School of Public Health. It’s no secret that life ...

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 ...

The latest findings forecast that global life expectancy will increase by 4.9 years in males and 4.2 years in females between 2022 and 2050. Increases are expected to be largest in countries where ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Vernon, FSA, helps retirees make their money last for life. How long can retirees expect to live in retirement? It’s an ...

WASHINGTON - There's more advice on the contentious issue of prostate cancer screening: A leading group of cancer specialists says the decision hinges in part on a man's life expectancy. Doctors ...

Life expectancy dropped from 77 years in 2020 to 76.4 years in 2021. Life expectancy in the United States has fallen to the lowest levels seen in 26 years, new federal data shows. Two new reports, ...

Life expectancy in the United States started to rebound in 2022 as death rates from Covid-19 and other leading causes of death dropped, but deaths among children increased, and drug overdoses caused a ...