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2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Wikipedia

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   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. [8] GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea or shortness of breath, cough, sputum production and/or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...

3. The U.S. has the widest health span-lifespan gap - AOL

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   The average life expectancy in the U.S. is 77.5 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But Americans outlive their health spans by 12.4 years, the study found. It’s ...

4. Five-year survival rate - Wikipedia

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   Five-year survival rates can be used to compare the effectiveness of treatments. Use of five-year survival statistics is more useful in aggressive diseases that have a shorter life expectancy following diagnosis, such as lung cancer, and less useful in cases with a long life expectancy, such as prostate cancer.

5. Obstructive lung disease - Wikipedia

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   Although COPD shares similar characteristics with all other obstructive lung diseases, such as the signs of coughing and wheezing, they are distinct conditions in terms of disease onset, frequency of symptoms, and reversibility of airway obstruction. [1] Cystic fibrosis is also sometimes included in obstructive pulmonary disease. [2]

6. The 5 states with the longest life expectancies, and ... - AOL

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   A 2022 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics found the average life expectancy in the US was 77.5 years. ... while 20.5% of adults ...

7. Living longer, not healthier: Study finds periods of poor ...

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   That gap was largest in the U.S., as Americans live in poor health for an average of 12.4 years, compared to 10.9 years in 2000. ... which included statistics on life expectancy, health-adjusted ...