Studies have reported on survival probabilities of people born with open spina bifida, a condition where the spinal cord and nerves are exposed through an opening in the back. Research published in ...

Atrial fibrillation can affect life expectancy due to factors that include age, underlying health conditions, race, and how this common cardiac arrhythmia—or abnormal heart rhythm— is treated. Atrial ...

If you live in Mississippi, West Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, or Tennessee, you might not like what this article has to say about your life expectancy.

The five classic risk factors for cardiovascular disease are well known—smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and underweight or overweight/obesity. All increase the likelihood of ...

If you're already retired, you can reassess spending, add flexibility to withdrawals, or downsize housing to help money last longer. People are living longer nowadays. According to the Centers for ...

The Guardian view on men’s health: the needs of different groups can only be addressed in a functioning system ...

A dementia diagnosis can bring many questions for a person and their family. One of the hardest is how long someone may live after the condition is diagnosed. There is no single answer because ...

Chronic kidney disease can raise concerns about long-term health, especially when kidney function has already declined. For people diagnosed at this stage, questions about prognosis, disease ...