Americans are living longer. Mississippi's life expectancy is lower than the national average. Why? Map shows counties where ...

(Andrey Sayfutdinov/iStock/Getty Images Plus) A worrying health pattern for some of the Gen X and Millennial crowd has been ...

If you think you know how long a retirement-age American is likely to live, try taking our one-question quiz. Most people get ...

A child born in San Diego in 2024 is expected to live into his or her 80s, but community and ethnicity have an impact too.

The biggest risk for many during their retirement years is running out of money. That’s the core issue that longer life expectancies create. Longevity risk, or the chance that savings don’t last as ...

Data analysis reveals a stable, cross-cohort female cancer mortality excess at ages 35-60, contrasting with female advantages in cardiovascular and external-cause mortality. Breast cancer drives the ...

Finland has been ranked as the happiest nation in the world once again, according to the most recent World Happiness Report. The University of Oxford's Wellbeing Research Centre released a report that ...

Americans are most likely to claim Social Security benefits at 62. But is it the "best" age? We examine 4 big reasons for ...