Global life expectancy returned in 2023 to levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, rising to 76. 3 years for women and 71.

Cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are among the illnesses attributed to reduced life expectancy in individuals with bipolar disorder. A large ...

These deaths are mainly due to suicide, drug overdoses and alcoholism, according to a comprehensive assessment of mortality ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is an ongoing group of lung conditions that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD is the result of damaged lung tissue, which leads to ...

The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society COPD Standards are less specific, suggesting that evidence of a high likelihood of death, constituted by repeated exacerbations and very poor ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The PatientInsights 28-question survey from Phreesia was offered to patients with COPD in January 2025. Patients ...

Telemedicine significantly improved quality of life and inhaler technique in advanced COPD patients compared to traditional ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Worldwide, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases are damaging the confidence, and the incomes, of an increasing number of patients still of working age, a new ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that having an overweight or obesity trajectory during childhood is associated with ...

Sly Stone, an icon of funk music, has died at the age of 82 following a prolonged battle with COPD, a chronic lung condition that can block airflow and cause difficulty breathing. "It is with profound ...