Life expectancy
Coverage of Life expectancy in the Nexus archive.
- Federal funding and science doubled life expectancy. We can’t do more with less.
Federal funding and scientific advancements have doubled life expectancy, but current risks threaten to reverse progress in public health.
- Want to live longer in retirement? This one money move could add years to your life.
A secure retirement portfolio can reduce market anxiety, which may shorten life expectancy. This financial strategy acts as a health shield, potentially adding years to one's life in retirement.
- The sky is not falling. Americans are getting healthier.
The article highlights declining obesity and heart disease rates, increasing cancer survival rates, and a record high life expectancy in the U.S. It criticizes politicians from both parties for promoting costly and ineffective healthcare policies despite these positive health trends.
- Germany’s leader pledges to reform a creaking pension system and says ‘failure is not an option’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to push through a proposed reform of the country’s pension system, which would include raising the retirement age gradually in line with life expectancy.
- Russia's tactics in Ukraine reach a new hellish low as troops are forced to crawl for miles through underground pipes - with a life expectancy of ten minutes at the other end
Russian troops in Ukraine are being forced to crawl through underground pipes under heavy fire, with a reported life expectancy of ten minutes at the exit. This tactic highlights the escalating brutality and danger faced by soldiers in the ongoing conflict.
- The political polarization of health outcomes in the USA
A study published in Nature explores how political polarization in the USA correlates with disparities in health outcomes, such as life expectancy and chronic disease rates, across different regions. Hacker News users have discussed the findings, highlighting concerns about the intersection of politics and public health.
- UK drops to bottom of life expectancy league table: Damning analysis reveals some people won't be alive to collect their state pension
The UK has fallen to the bottom of global life expectancy rankings, with a damning analysis revealing that some individuals may not live long enough to collect their state pensions.
- Mother-of-two Hannah, 35, put her tiredness and headaches down to 'mum life' - then she collapsed at home with an aggressive brain tumour with a life expectancy of 12 months. So which simple daily habits are helping her beat the odds?
Hannah, a 35-year-old mother of two, initially attributed her symptoms to 'mum life' but was later diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour with a 12-month life expectancy. She is now defying the odds through specific daily habits.