Noncommunicable diseases like heart disease, stroke, and diabetes now cause two-thirds of global deaths, surpassing infections. Experts urge urgent preventive policies to tackle this growing crisis.

The leading cause of death in New York in 2023 was heart disease, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

The death rate in the United States returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024 as Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death, according to a report published Wednesday by the US Centers for ...

COVID fell out of the top 10 causes of death for the first time since 2020. 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 ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 causes of death ...

For the first time since 2020, COVID is not one of the 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. COVID-19 is no longer one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. Early data on deaths in 2024, ...

Global mortality rates are falling, but not among youths and young adults, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study published in The Lancet today and presented at the World Health ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said violence could be fault of antidepressants, social media and video games, but not guns.

Dementia’s effects on the brain can cause death. But they can also lead to other complications, which can then be fatal.