Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 causes of death ...

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SEER 1975–2023 analysis demonstrated a long-term mortality inflection from rising rates to sustained declines, with the ...

People who pay more in taxes could be less likely to die from cancer. The link was revealed in a new study published in JAMA Network Open, which aimed to explore how state-level tax revenue impacts ...

A report in the medical journal JAMA said the most recent spike in deaths took place in a system with “longstanding failures” compounded by Trump administration policies.

In the last five years, Kentucky's population grew modestly, ranking the Commonwealth 23rd among other states, according to ...