Simple New Charts Detail Risk of Death from 13 Causes

Flu shot does not reduce risk of death
(American Thoracic Society) The widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not...

Dialysis Patients' Mortality Risk Revealed by Phosphorus-...
MIAMI -- Screening dialysis patients for levels of a hormone that regulates phosphorus may identify mortality risks and a need for...

Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?
Tom Perls, an aging expert at Boston University, explains why women live five to 10 years longer than men

Superbug vaccines 'within decade'
The government's chief medical officer for England says superbug vaccines should be available within 10 years.

NHS overhaul plans to be laid out
Health minister Lord Darzi is set to announce his plans for the next 10 years of the NHS in England.