New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death rates have continued to fall since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Age-adjusted rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality tripled from 3.4 to 10.34 per 100,000 people between 1999 and 2023 among US adults with obesity, with higher rates observed in men, older ...

Iowa's age-adjusted rate of new cancer cases is second in the U.S., behind only Kentucky. Iowa is also one of just two states where the rate of new cancer cases is rising. Not every form of cancer is ...