From 1999 to 2022, there was an increase in cold-related age-adjusted mortality rates, according to study findings.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 23 The Washington Post on President Biden's commutation of death sentences President Joe Biden’s Monday announcement that he ...

Unfortunately, in the United States, we are experiencing an alarming rise in suicide and mental illness rates. In 2020, then ...

While some were marginal shifts, the data available for New York showed a rise from 27 to 37 and Texas from 89 to 98. Both states have seen high-profile killings in 2024, including a woman burned to ...

In all the other states, less than 1.1 percent of ER visits were associated with COVID. There were 254 COVID-19 deaths ...

Life expectancy in the U.S. last year made an unusually sharp increase as deaths from most major causes declined, according ...

The US Census has revealed what the world's population will be come New Year's Day as the number continues to hover around ...

The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day, ...

After years of neglect, the issue of maternal mortality is finally getting attention ... ourselves from how poorly we perform in the United States, and also the extent to which there are ...

Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer.

Nearly 3.1 million U.S. residents died overall in 2023, roughly 189,000 fewer than the year before. Combined, the country’s 10 leading causes of death accounted for nearly 71% of total deaths among ...