PTSD may speed up cellular aging
New research with veterans finds a connection between DNA methylation signals of accelerated cellular aging and PTSD.
Progress in reducing stillbirths has stalled
Progress in closing a persistent gap in excess stillbirths experienced by Black women compared with white women has also stalled.
More people die in Texas prisons without AC
Extreme heat takes a deadly toll on people in Texas prisons without air conditioning, a new study shows.
More people die in Texas prisons without AC
Extreme heat takes a deadly toll on people in Texas prisons without air conditioning, a new study shows.
Conservative state policies tied to higher mortality
More conservative state policies were generally associated with higher mortality of working-age adults in a new study.
Book: How WWI shaped remembrance rituals
A new book explores the evolution and continued resonance of remembrance rituals in post-World War I Britain.
Why the US stands out for fatal police violence
New research compares police officer training and rates of fatal police violence in 18 countries. The US stands out.
Incarcerated people have higher risk of cancer death
“Cancer is the leading cause of death among people in prison, accounting for about 30% of all deaths,” says Emily Wang.
COVID was top cause of death for people with intellectual disabilities in 2020
COVID was the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in 2020, according to a new study.
More than half of maternal deaths in hospitals aren’t during birth
Hospital-based maternal deaths are occurring earlier in pregnancy or postpartum, while those occurring at the time of delivery are declining in the US, research suggests.