Despite centuries of death records to the contrary, “dying of old age” is not medically possible; instead, it’s just a convenient catch-all.

According to a new study, half of England's adult smokers switching from cigarettes to vapes could save the NHS more than £500 million per year.

Researchers at Brunel University London calculated that between 2019 and 2021,...

B.C. ranks second lowest among Canadian provinces in performing autopsies. That leaves the cause of death in doubt more often and more families with painful questions.

Authorities have released the cause of death for Lisa Marie Presley.

Excited delirium has been used to explain why hundreds of people have died in police custody. Doctors have argued the term is unscientific and used to protect officers from being held accountable, and a major shift is underway to reject...

She suffered a stroke Dec. 25, according to her death cerficate.

The rate of young people dying by suicide in the U.S. spiked by nearly 60% from 2007 to 2018.