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.

Even fake guns can be dangerous if they are mistaken for real ones by the police or other armed adults.

"...frequent COVID surveillance testing protected nursing home residents and undoubtedly saved lives," says Brian McGarry.

A new approach that uses artificial intelligence and Twitter language predicts opioid death rates much more accurately than current methods.