Cancer is tightening its grip on the world, with scientists warning that deaths are on track to soar within a generation ...

Cancer is becoming a global crisis shaped less by biology than by inequality, risk exposure, and access to care.

Drug use disorder (DUDs), also called drug addiction, is the chronic and relapsing use of psychoactive substances in spite of considerable harm to the patient. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime has ...

While the world celebrates a historic 67% drop in mortality rates since 1950, experts warn of a disturbing countertrend — rising deaths among young people due to modern health and societal crises.

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 ...

Unintentional falls among older adults have become increasingly deadly, with new federal data revealing significant increases in fall death rates over the past two decades. According to a Centers for ...

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 ...

Drug use disorder (DUDs), also called drug addiction, is the chronic and relapsing use of psychoactive substances in spite of considerable harm to the patient. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime has ...