Policymakers and researchers quickly discovered a troubling pattern: Many deaths linked to the virus were never officially ...

What we found is that while avoidable mortality varies by state, all US states are getting worse,” said lead study author ...

In most high-income countries around the world, the number of avoidable mortalities is going down. But in the United States, avoidable deaths have been on the rise for more than a decade, according to ...

Guns were the leading cause of death among American youth for the third year in a row in 2023, outpacing car accidents.

Prescriptions for life-ending medications under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act (DWDA) increased between 2023 and 2024.

DOC officials attributed more in-custody deaths to “natural causes,” like illness and chronic disease, and say they’re ...

One study found that Black women were 3 times more likely to die of maternal deaths due to cardiovascular disease than White ...

The preliminary numbers show the biggest decline in total annual overdose deaths was 32% in Asian populations, followed by 16 ...

As the United States saw a steady decrease in drug overdose deaths from 2023 to 2024, Utah overdose rates remained largely ...

Influenza deaths in Montana have climbed to the highest number in the past seven flu seasons, according to the latest data ...

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the state's Department of Natural Resources to get records on tens of thousands of ...