A new study finds potential links between democratic erosion and the rising death rate in the United States.

New research finds that if the parents or caregivers of a child under 16 die, the child's immune function is negatively affected later.

A new report lays out steps communities can take to help their residents survive heat waves as the risk of dangerous temperatures rises.

New research shows that preventable deaths are increasing in the US at the same time that life expectancy keeps dropping.

When researchers asked people who lost loved ones to recall moments of grief, their blood pressure escalated as a result.

Eight areas of life critical to health and well-being totally account for why Black adults in the US have a higher risk of early death.

Most child shooting victims are shot outdoors for unknown reasons and are likely not the intended target, a new study shows.

During the pandemic, American Indian and Alaska Native populations experienced nearly six times the mortality of white people from alcohol-associated liver disease.

A new study finds intriguing evidence of activity in the brains of comatose patients who died following cardiac arrest.

About 3,000 Americans suffer acute liver failure each year and need a liver transplant. Acetaminophen is the most common cause.