As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for ...

Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different ...

A new study shows the disparities — largely along lines of race, class and geography — have nearly doubled since 2000.

Across more than 3,000 US counties, vast geographic differences with a widening gap were registered between the least and most educated, with a longer lifespan for those with a higher level of ...

A large study of 30,000 adults diagnosed with ADHD in the U.K. found women with ADHD died roughly nine years younger than women without a diagnosis. Men had about a seven-year shorter lifespan.

Whether you’re living with emphysema or want to learn how to protect your lungs, understanding the condition is key to ...

Female healthy life expectancy at birth in the most deprived areas was 19.3 years fewer than in the least deprived areas in 2018 to 2020; for males it was 18.6 years fewer but there were no ...

healthy lives New research from the United Kingdom has revealed that life expectancy can decrease by an estimated 22 minutes for women and 17 minutes for men due to a single cigarette. In 2000 ...

To put that into perspective, a pack of 20 cigarettes can shorten a person’s life expectancy by seven hours. “With smoking, it doesn’t eat into the later period of your life that tends to be ...

“Most smokers realize that smoking could shorten their life but not the impact of each cigarette they smoke,” the research read. “Smoking primarily eats into the relatively healthy middle years rather ...