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Medicaid cuts could mean more drug overdose deaths : NPR

Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are weighing spending cuts to addiction healthcare and research programs responding to the nation’s deadly overdose…

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Environment

Smoke from climate-fueled fires in US contributed to 15,000 deaths in 15 years, study finds | US wildfires

Wildfires driven by the climate crisis contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in…

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Health

Cutting greenhouse gases will reduce number of deaths from poor air quality

Up to 250,000 deaths from poor air quality could be prevented annually in central and western Europe by 2050 if…

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Games

Is The Last Of Us Skipping One Of The Most Tragic Game Deaths?

Image: HBO When it comes to tragedy, The Last of Us is typically unrelenting. Fans of the show are still…

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Health

NIH cuts department that campaigned to reduce baby sleep deaths : NPR

The Safe to Sleep campaign has greatly reduced cases of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related deaths. Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska/Getty…

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Politics

Assisted deaths could top 4,000 in 10th year after law change

The number of assisted deaths could be more than 4,000 in the 10th year after the law comes into force…

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Health

Exposure to extreme heat and cold temperature is leading to additional preventable deaths, new 19-year study suggests

Urgent action must be taken to reduce the ever-rising number of people killed by extreme temperatures in India, say the…

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World

At least three deaths linked to power outage

At least three people have died in Spain in an incident linked to a massive power cut that shut the…

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Health

Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics

Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 356,000 global deaths…

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Health

Global study links consumption of ultraprocessed foods to preventable premature deaths

A study analyzing data from nationally representative dietary surveys and mortality data from eight countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia,…

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