A study looked at if your ZIP code more important than your genetic code when it comes to having a long, healthy life.

People who are listed as over 100 years old in the Social Security system are "not necessarily receiving benefits," the new head of the agency said Wednesday, contradicting claims that tens of ...

Early adult death rates spiked during COVID-19 and stayed high in 2023, driven by drug deaths and other health crises.

A new study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity), and living conditions, have a greater ...

Researchers would like to see more study on how stress, the economy and attitudes toward medicine influence the well-being ...

Life expectancy in western countries, once on a steady upward trajectory, has hit a worrying slowdown with obesity, poor diet and physical inactivity taking a heavy toll.