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Exposure to extreme heat and cold temperature is leading to additional preventable deaths, new 19-year study suggests

Urgent action must be taken to reduce the ever-rising number of people killed by extreme temperatures in India, say the…

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Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics

Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 356,000 global deaths…

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Global study links consumption of ultraprocessed foods to preventable premature deaths

A study analyzing data from nationally representative dietary surveys and mortality data from eight countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia,…

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24 TV Deaths That Shocked Fans, From ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Game of Thrones’

Nothing stings like the death of a favorite television character. Whether it's an honorable lord with his head on the…

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Stroke deaths and their racial disparities increased over last 20 years

Over the last two decades, ischemic stroke mortality rates in the U.S. have grown, with almost 3 in 10 deaths…

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Myanmar’s military declares a ceasefire to ease quakas deaths pass 3,000 : NPR

A damaged pagoda is seen in the aftermath of Friday's earthquake in Amarapura township, Mandalay, Myanmar on Wednesday. AP/AP hide…

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Judge weighs request to withhold investigation records in deaths of Gene Hackman and wife

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico court is weighing whether to block the disclosure of an array of…

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Avoidable deaths are on the rise in the United States, yet falling in many peer nations

When a person dies, clinicians often look at the cause of death to determine whether it could have been avoided,…

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fentanyl deaths are plummeting– why? : NPR

The state of Virginia has seen drug overdose deaths plunge by more than 40 percent in a single year. Many…

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Trump administration extends opioid emergency as fentanyl deaths drop : NPR

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., himself in long-term recovery from opioid addiction, says a…

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