These are the diseases and events most likely to cause death in America today. A Dear Abby reader seeks Abby's advice ...

A new report published Monday found that heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States.

Leading causes include heart disease, cancer and accidents. We explore these issues and speak with experts about prevention.

Heart disease remains the number one killer worldwide, outstripping all other causes of death as key risk factors continue to ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the sixth leading cause of ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S.

Stroke is the second-leading cause of death in the United States, but new insight sheds light on possible prevention.

Citing a paper published in 2014 in the Polish Archives of Internal Medicine, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed pharmaceutical ...

According to a new study, homicide and suicide are the leading causes of maternal death in the US. Yet, these deaths are ...

In the medical community, research has traditionally focused on how to prevent and treat the leading medical causes of maternal mortality, which include bleeding, infection, hypertension, and ...

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...