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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 ...

Heart disease and cancer were again the leading causes of death in the U.S. in 2024, according to a CDC report published Sept. 10, which analyzed 99.9% of 2024 death records as of June 1, 2025. At the ...

Among younger American adults, death from chronic disease actually increased — a rarity among high-income countries, a new report shows. By Nina Agrawal Chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and ...

Overdose deaths in Alabama have plummeted by 30% since last year, mirroring a national decline, federal data shows. Alabama saw that decline from March of 2024-March of 2025, according to the latest ...

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced a state lawsuit Monday over conditions in the Los Angeles County jails. Bonta’s office said 36 deaths have been reported so far in the jails this year, about ...

Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires exposed more than 350 million people in North America and Europe to air pollution that likely contributed to tens of thousands of deaths, according to new ...

Among all high-income Western countries, the United States has shown the worst performance in reducing the probability of dying from chronic diseases, a new study finds. From 2010 to 2019, deaths due ...

Sept. 8 (UPI) --As more Americans hit the road this year, traffic crashes claimed 13% fewer lives for the first half of 2025, according to the National Safety Council, which credited safer roads and ...

For older adults, minor falls can pose major threats, as their risk of death after a fall has tripled in the U.S. over the last 30 years. Some experts believe that certain medications — a category ...