The latest American Cancer Society report shows a 34% drop in cancer mortality since 1991, but reveals a worrying increase in ...

Hundreds of Mississippians die every year from gun-related deaths, including dozens of children who found unsecured guns.

From 2023 to 2024, there was an increase in life expectancy, as well as a decrease in age-adjusted death rates.

The United States death rate decreased by 3.8% in 2024 as COVID fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death for the first time in four years, new provisional federal data shows. The overall rate ...

People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024.

The child mortality rate has increased since 2019, with firearm deaths and substance use playing major roles. Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100,000 grew from 4 to ...

Life expectancy in the U.S. rose to its highest in American history in 2024 as the COVID-19 pandemic dissipated and lower ...

New data suggest that faster sodium correction in severe hyponatremia may reduce mortality and delay neurologic events, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The past three years have been a blur for Denise Johnson. She hasn't felt in tune with the world, she said, since her 13-year-old ...