Differences in human lifespan are a useful indicator of inequality.
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Studying lifespan and mortality trends reveals that people are increasingly dying at similar ages.
Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are nearly twice the median age of the U.S. population.
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Detailed data on the ages at which people die can give good indications of a person’s remaining life span.
Given how wealth contributes to health on the personal, individual level, the case for economic growth being good for us might seem intuitive.
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The historical correlation between economic prosperity and increased life expectancy might suggest that growth is generally a good thing. However, other evidence points to the downside of growth.
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How does Australia’s health care system compare to our peers in the OECD? Here we highlight five charts showing Australia’s relative performance.
Even for an experienced health-care professional, estimating the life expectancy of a patient with a serious illness is challenging.
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An accurate prediction of survival can enable earlier conversations about preferences and wishes at the end of life, and earlier introduction of palliative care.
The Los Angeles skyline and the four-level interchange where the freeways meet in June 2023.
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An analysis by scholars at the University of California, Davis showed that just a small number of cities in California actively consider racism when developing their plans.
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The financial impacts of an ageing Australia aren’t particularly worrisome, but we’ve been worrying for decades.
Almost two-thirds of UK adults aged 65 and over possess two or more long-term health conditions.
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People who developed diabetes, psychosis and congestive heart failure, in that order, experienced the largest reduction in life expectancy
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Without policies that take account of a growing population with few working-age people, DRC risks seeing an increase in poverty and hunger.
Homicides and the opioid epidemic both contribute to the rising U.S. death rates.
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New research shows that preventable deaths are increasing in the US at the same time that life expectancy keeps dropping.
While blue, Democratic states are becoming bluer, red, Republican-leaning states are becoming more conservative.
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Idaho, Montana and Florida had the highest population growth among US states between 2020 and 2022.
Certain factors can disrupt the gut microbiota. These include our diet, alcohol consumption, antibiotics and inflammatory bowel disease.
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A new study shows that the gut microbiota has little or no effect on our weight, metabolism and risk of developing chronic diseases.
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We all have a stake in life extension research, since we all age and are all slated to die. But one of the greatest risks it brings is the potential for social stagnation.
Indigenous patients who live in rural areas often have limited access to medical care.
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Unrelenting poverty, underemployment and historical trauma all contribute to the health challenges faced by Indigenous Americans.
A homeless person and a dog sleep in a Barcelona street on a rainy day.
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Beyond the basic need for shelter, homelessness has a direct impact on health. In particular, homelessness doubles the risk of dying from cancer.
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Arguments about population growth are unhelpful, distracting and often racist.
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A new report predicts child obesity could reduce Australian life expectancy by more than four years. Here’s why you should be a little skeptical.
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Life expectancy rose in western Europe in 2021 but fell further in US and eastern Europe.
Austerity-related deaths lead to fears about what forthcoming cuts might lead to this winter, amid the cost of living crisis.
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More people died from the austerity in the five years before the pandemic than have died from COVID since.
If you made it past early childhood, your chances got better to see your golden years.
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Nasty, brutish – but not necessarily short. Here’s how archaeologists know plenty of people didn’t die young.