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There are two starkly different paths toward death in New York City's hospitals, one for patients at elite private institutions, another for those at public hospitals...

Instead, the research finds, the aging brain is simply taking in more data and trying to sift through a clutter of information...

Nursing home inspectors routinely overlook or minimize problems that pose a serious, immediate threat to patients, Congressional investigators say in a new report.

...is among a growing band of researchers trying to redefine how diseases are classified — by looking not at their symptoms or physiological measurements, but at their genetic underpinnings.

Along with exercising, avoiding toxins, and reducing stress, what you eat can have powerful effects on how you age,

...wouldn't also have to worry about losing their jobs or their health insurance under anti-discrimination legislation the Senate passed Thursday.

Women's life expectancy declined significantly in 180 U.S. counties, mostly in the deep South and Appalachia, between 1983 and 1999, according to a study being released Tuesday.

Short-term exposure to smog, or ozone, is clearly linked to premature deaths that should be taken into account when measuring the health benefits

Newsflash for rock stars and teenagers: It turns out everything doesn't go downhill as we age -- the golden years really are golden.

Is it possible to legislate against thinness?