Surprisingly, progressive muscle relaxation outperformed mindfulness as a coping tool grief in a recent study.

People with obstructive sleep apnea have a higher risk of sudden death and also of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure.

More than one million deaths worldwide were attributable to the burning of fossil fuels in 2017. Coal accounted for more than half of those deaths.

Deaths in assisted living facilties spiked from 2019 to 2020. The findings show they need a tailored response to pandemics and other emergencies.

Sleep loss that often follows the death of a spouse can have a negative long-term impact on the health of the surviving partner.

A "natural experiment" on the New York-Pennsylvania border links hydraulic fracking to an increased risk of heart attack, hospitalization, and death.

"It is not an exaggeration to say that long COVID-19—the long-term health consequences of COVID-19—is America's next big health crisis."

Heart disease is gaining on cancer as a major cause of death in women younger than 65, a new study shows.

Deaths from COVID-19 have progressively declined at US nursing homes. An expert explains what's behind the numbers.

People who have persistent sleep problems before the loss of a loved one, may have a higher risk of developing "complicated grief," researchers report.