Public Health

U.S. life expectancy drops to nearly 30-year low: new OECD report

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U.S. life expectancy drops to nearly 30-year low: new OECD report

Life expectancy for Americans has dropped to the lowest levels in nearly three decades, according to a prominent global report. With a middling current average of 76.4 years, the United States has now been eclipsed by nearly every other developed nation, according to recent data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The … Read more

Healthiest states in the US — see if yours is in good shape

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Healthiest states in the US — see if yours is in good shape

It’s all downhill from here. Colorado is tops in a study from Lighthouse Dental Centre that ranks all 50 states on overall health and well-being using several data points from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The research, conducted over the summer, considers air quality, obesity rates, physical activity, health conditions, sleeping patterns, smoking and drinking … Read more