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Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was ‘taken to school’ this week after he challenged a ‘stark’ graph on the state of Irish ...

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Mississippi continues to have one of the lowest life expectancies in the nation, raising questions about why residents here die years earlier than the U.S. average. According to the Centers for ...

Feeling proud of your choice to live in San Diego County? You should – it might mean you live a little longer. County residents are living to the age of 81.5 years, according to data released Thursday ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder whose hallmark symptom is inflammation in the joints resulting in swelling, pain, and stiffness. But RA, particularly if left untreated or ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Settegast neighborhood in northeast Houston has been home to Carolyn Rivera for more than four decades. Rivera said that it is a place she chose to stay for the long term ...

The Globe’s recent article about the Boston Public Health Commission’s report on widening life-expectancy gaps should not come as a surprise (“Boston moves to close life expectancy gap,” Metro, March ...

Life expectancy for people with ATTR amyloidosis varies, generally ranging from 3 to 15 years after symptoms appear, and depends on the specific type of the condition and any other health issues a ...

In 2023, the city of Boston sounded the alarm over a stark 23-year life expectancy gap between people who live in Roxbury compared to those in Back Bay. A broader examination of the issue now shows a ...

The gulf in life expectancy between Black Bostonians and all other races has doubled in the last decade, a new analysis finds. “ We cannot claim Boston as a beacon of health care while entire ...