Reason to celebrate, but not overestimate. That should be the takeaway from the state’s most recent fatal drug overdose statistics. Deaths in Massachusetts last year from that cause dropped to its ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee ended 2025 on a decline in traffic deaths, and state officials are looking to keep the downward trend going in 2026. The Tennessee Highway Patrol spent countless ...

(NewsNation) — A new report by the Death Plenty Information Center finds that new death sentences are on the decline in the U.S. in 2025, despite there being an increase in executions. The non-profit ...

Prostate cancer incidence is increasing, especially in advanced stages, reversing previous declines and slowing mortality rate improvements. Racial disparities persist, with Black and Native American ...

Chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death globally. A recent study has found that death rates from these chronic diseases have ...

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