Deaths fell overall globally in 2023, according to a new report that also warns that deaths among young people have risen and health inequities are widening. The report says that noncommunicable ...

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 ...

Standard famine mortality thresholds may miss early warning signs of starvation, prompting calls for more context-sensitive ...

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 ...

The U.S. saw roughly 3.07 million deaths in 2024, with a notable 3.8% drop in the overall age-adjusted death rate compared to 2023. Mortality fell across most age, sex, and racial/ethnic groups, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study from the American Cancer Society is shedding light on cancer mortality rates among young people — and the one type of ...

A new study from the American Cancer Society is shedding light on cancer mortality rates among young people — and the one type of cancer that is sounding the alarm. The study, published today in JAMA, ...