Good news! According to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans are living longer. In 2023, the average life expectancy for Americans was 78.4. That's about a .9 ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's disease) are both diseases that affect your central nervous system. While they have some overlapping symptoms, ...

Jackson, MS tops the list for being one of the US cities with the shortest life expectancies at 74.4 years. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi had the greatest share of people living ...

Life expectancy in the United States varies by more than 20 years depending on your race and ethnicity and where you live, according to new research. The authors call the level of health disparities ...

In the United States, how long a person lives can vary substantially depending on where in the country they reside. Comparing the life expectancy of people born from 1900 to 2000, a study published ...