The city of Boston is aiming to close the gaps in life expectancy that have long impacted the Black communities. At a Feb. 27 press conference at the Yawkey Club of Roxbury, Mayor ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men, with an estimated 333,830 new cases and 36,320 deaths projected for 2026 for the disease, according to the American Cancer ...

Having a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test result above 4.0 ng/mL is considered abnormal and it is worth closer testing, a physician said yesterday, as he suggested individuals with a family ...

Black men had the lowest life expectancy of any major demographic group at 72 years, more than nine years lower than men of other racial groups.

About 60% of low‑risk prostate cancer patients are opting for active surveillance — and long‑term survival remains high.

A new Boston Public Health Commission report found Black women in Boston die at 80, on average, six years earlier than other women. Black men average nine fewer years of life than others, living to 72 ...

A stage 4 prostate cancer survivor shares his story of positivity and gratitude. After doing some yard landscaping, I began to have some rather severe back pain and muscle spasms. My first thought was ...

Calhoun County’s health profile reflects many of Alabama’s most persistent challenges: shorter life expectancy, widespread chronic disease and uneven access to preventive care. Data from the Centers ...

The city says it will devote $2 million to improve health outcomes, including for Black men in particular, who have Boston’s lowest life expectancy.

With the amazing advances in medicine in the last one hundred years, we are living longer and generally enjoying a higher quality of life as we age. Hip and knee replacements allow us to carry on with ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reportedly killed in a coordinated U.S.–Israel airstrike on Iranian territory, ending his nearly four decades as Iran’s most powerful leader. The ...

“Geriatrics is a critical shortage specialty across the United States,” she said, adding that the shortage is expected to worsen as the number of geriatricians decreases each year while the population ...