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Experts say people aren't going to the hospital when they have symptoms of a heart attack due to fears of contracting the novel coronavirus.

The biggest risks to our life change as we grow and age. When we're toddlers, being near water can be one of the deadliest activities, while in middle age, our DNA is more susceptible to damage. Take a look at the most common causes of death at every age for Americans.

77% of suicides are by men. What are the underlying causes of the gender suicide gap, and what you can do if you suffer from suicidal ideation.

Death, previously a taboo subject, is now a topic of ordinary conversation: not long ago, a person was shown on British television in the actual dying process.

U.S. life spans, which have fallen behind those in Europe, are telling us something important about American society. America has a death problem. No, I’m not just talking about the past year and a half, during which COVID-19 deaths per capita in the United States outpaced those in similarly rich countries, such as Canada, Japan, and France. And I’m not just talking about the past decade, during which drug overdoses skyrocketed in the U.S., creating a social epidemic of what are often called “deaths of despair.”

Why do more people die of heart disease now than before 1900? The answer mainly lies in our lifestyle changes after industrialization, especially the change of eating habits.

Certain health conditions significantly increase risk, with the heart, lungs or brain normally involved.

Truer words were never spoken: we all have to die sometime. But here's something you may have thought less about: we all have to die somewhere. And most people don't want it to be in a hospital. Despite this, about one-third of deaths in this country occur in hospitals. The good news is, that this seems to be changing.

We tend to consider the deaths of older people, and especially those in care, are due to natural causes. But new research shows how many die from injuries and violence.

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