Mortality

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Dying while black: Perpetual gaps exist in health care for African-Americans

Americans more likely to die of overdose than car crash, new report finds

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Grandparents getting tipsy at the holiday party? It's a growing trend

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Drug overdoses and suicide driving decline in U.S. life expectancy

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Dispatches from the morgue: Toxicology tests don't tell the whole story of the opioid epidemic

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For nursing home patients, breast cancer surgery may do more harm than good

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Large study shows drinking coffee could extend your life

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Redesigning maternal care: OB-GYNs urged to see new mothers sooner and more often

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Omissions on death certificates lead to undercounting of opioid overdoses

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Penn study: Improvements in U.S. mortality rate offset by obesity

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New Jersey bill would create commission to probe deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth

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Too much sitting can lead to early death, study finds

CDC: Overdose deaths have more than doubled nationwide in 16 years

Study: Philly air pollution above standard kills 126 people every year

Study: Women who frequently attend religious services have lower risk of death

Decline in economic status to blame for 'death gap' in middle-aged whites, study finds

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At Death Salon, real-world forensic investigations trump TV's CSI

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Giuseppe & Sons serving $2-$4 bites, $5-$7 cocktails during new happy hour

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Update: 'Young blood' transfusions are risky treatment, FDA cautions

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