The United States has the highest rate of pregnancy-related deaths among high-income countries, and a new study shows these "largely preventable" deaths have risen in recent years. Maternal mortality ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Drug deaths plummeted in 2024, according to new federal data. An estimated 80,391 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. last year, ...