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Over 16 million deaths of U.S. adults were analyzed over a number of years in a recent study, with data revealing which groups were affected most.

Increased access to prescription opioids and a shrinking economic safety net contributed to an increase in suicide rates in the 21st century, according to new CU Boulder research.

"We contend that the U.S. federal governments weak regulatory oversight [...] has significantly shaped U.S. suicide risk," the researchers said.

Over 16 million deaths of U.S. adults were analyzed over a number of years in a recent study, with data revealing which groups were affected most.

Over 16 million deaths of U.S. adults were analyzed over a number of years in a recent study, with data revealing which groups were affected most.

Over 16 million deaths of U.S. adults were analyzed over a number of years in a recent study, with data revealing which groups were affected most.

Learn why American life expectancy has eroded and what you can do with patients to help fix the problem.

Our pro sports idols have made a big business out of keeping us unhealthy.

Contact: Timothy S. Paul tp2111@columbia.edu 212-305-2676 Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health 1 in 5 Americans, Black and White, die from obesity -- nearly 3 times previous estimates Obesity is a lot more deadly than previously thought. Across recent decades, obesity accounted for 18 percent of deaths among Black and White Americans between the…

Systemic racism is ubiquitous in U.S. labor and delivery rooms and contributing to a sharp rise in medically questionable inductions that could be harming Black and Latina mothers and babies, according to new CU Boulder research.The study of 46 milli