Life Expectancy

Exercise Healthy Lifestyle

The surest path to longevity is adopting healthy lifestyles. But many Americans struggle to find the needed motivation

Americans desire long, healthy lives, but mistakenly rely on external factors to reach their goals

Longevity Healthy Living

How rich you are determines how long you live, new report suggests

Life expectancy wealth

Want to know when you'll die and how to prolong your life? There are apps for that

After a big drop in COVID-19 deaths, U.S. life expectancy rose for the first time in 2 years

Life expectancy 2022

How long a dog will live may be predicted by the size of its nose, study finds

dog breed nose size lifespan

As U.S. life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration

Life Expectancy Mass Incarceration

Planting trees in neighborhoods may help residents live longer, study finds

Tree Canopy Study

With the U.S. life expectancy gap among genders growing, it's time for men to take action

Life Expectancy Men

Life expectancy in New Jersey fell by 2.6 years during the first year of COVID

Life expectancy New Jersey

New Jersey among states with highest life expectancies, CDC report finds

Life expectancy New Jersey Pennsylvania

Younger and middle-aged Americans are dying at higher rates, study shows

Life Expectancy

Squeeze 11 minutes of exercise into your day — it could help you live longer

Exercise 11 minutes

People with atrial fibrillation are living longer – but early detection still crucial

atrial fibrillation

U.S. life expectancy increases for first time in four years, CDC report shows

CDC life expectancy rises

Project HOME, Independence Blue Cross team up to address North Philly health disparities

Independence Blue Cross Project HOME Keystone Connection to Wellness initiative

Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease keep climbing – as American life expectancy keeps falling

Alcohol-related liver disease deaths

Trend continues of Americans dying younger, study shows

Life expectancy among Philly's black men lower than any racial demographic

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Height may help determine lifespan, new study suggests

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Drug overdoses and suicide driving decline in U.S. life expectancy

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Living a long life isn't predetermined in your genes, a new study suggests

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Philly residents live longest in Old City, Society Hill

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Exercise Healthy Lifestyle

The surest path to longevity is adopting healthy lifestyles. But many Americans struggle to find...

Plastic Parkinson's Medication

Scientists used E. coli bacteria to turn plastic bottles into a Parkinson's medication

Drexel Medical School

Drexel University is rolling out a 3-year medical degree program to help address the shortage of...

Soda Mental Health

Drinking soda linked to higher risk of anxiety in adolescents, study finds

COVID-19 Deaths Undercount

As many as 1 in 5 COVID-19 deaths went uncounted during the pandemic's first 2 years, study finds

Babies Toddlers Deception

Babies understand deceit as early as 8 months old. By age 3, children are adept 'little liars'

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