A family of five is exposed to the flu virus, but only two of them get sick. A lifelong chain-smoker lives 100 years, while a professional athlete in their prime dies of an unexpected heart attack. A drug fails a clinical trial due to harmful side effects in a subset of patients despite showing good results in others.
Toukie Smith, a model and actor, has died at 74, the children she shared with Robert De Niro announced. Smith had multiple sclerosis, a nervous system disease.
Middle-aged and older adults with autism are more likely to have co-occurring parkinsonism than adults without autism or intellectual disability, according to a new study led by George Washington University researchers in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.
Wisconsin's health officials announced an infant's measles-associated death, marking the state's first in 36 years, amid 431 cases in 13 counties.
An infant in southwestern Wisconsin has died after contracting measles, the state’s first death from the disease in 36 years.
An infant in southwestern Wisconsin has died after contracting measles, the state's first death from the disease in 36 years, state officials announced Thursday.
Rachel Apa's father says rhabdomyolysis killed the 24-year-old NYC marathon runner, who collapsed at mile 24 during her first-ever race Sunday.
Rachel Apa, a 24-year-old, died while running the New York City Marathon on Nov. 1. Her father spoke to NBC News about the condition that led to her death.
Rachel Apa collapsed in Central Park. The cause was rhabdomyolysis, a rare muscle condition that can be brought on by exertion, her father said.
A child in rural northern New York has died after contracting measles, marking the state's first death from the disease in 30 years.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said that the death, in Lewis County, reflected eroding vaccination levels. The state is experiencing a significant outbreak of the viral illness.
A child in rural northern New York has died after contracting measles, marking the state's first death from the disease in 30 years, state officials announced Monday.
As Australia's population ages, nine in 10 older Australians applying for aged care receive social welfare payments. Researchers from Flinders University and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) have conducted a new study that examined the financial circumstances, sources of income and homeownership of more than 920,000 older people (average age 82) who applied for aged care between 2010 and 2019.
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors show significant benefits for adults aged 80 years and older with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study presented at Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, held from Oct. 21 to 25 in Denver.
A person in Washington state has died from complications of the bird flu, the first such U.S. death in a year.
A person in Washington state has died from complications of bird flu, marking the first such U.S. death in a year
Loneliness has been considered a major health risk for seniors, but a new study suggests younger adults might fare even worse from living by themselves. Living alone appears to increase a person's risk of death from a multitude of causes, particularly among adults 18 to 64, researchers reported in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
Kyle Kennedy, a granddaughter of Bobby and Ethel Kennedy, was a Georgetown University graduate and Teach for America alumna who championed education reform.
A 40-year-old woman died on Saturday from complications associated with measles, the coroner reported.
