For more than a century, strokes have been a leading cause of death among U.S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The sudden cerebrovascular event affects nearly ...

To rank the states and counties with the highest rates of lung cancer, researchers at Filterbuy used recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the ...

Now, more Americans die by suicide than in car accidents, reports the CDC. Traditionally, suicide prevention efforts have been focused mostly on youths and older adults, but recent evidence suggests ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — While the overall rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States was stable from 2021 to 2022, drug overdose deaths increased among middle-aged and older adults during that time ...

Suicide rates climbed significantly among American Indian, Black, and Hispanic people in 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new federal analysis found, even as rates of suicide among White ...