Youth gun deaths in the US have surged 50% since 2019 • Tennessee Lookout

Firearm-related deaths in US children and teenagers have been rising sharply in recent years, up 50% since 2019. In 2023, firearms remained the leading cause of death among young Americans for the third consecutive year, followed by car accidents. Data shows that 2,581 children under the age of 17 died in a firearms-related incident in […]

Flu deaths rise as anti-vaccine disinformation takes root • Tennessee Lookout

Americans have faced the highest number of deaths from the flu since 2018. This makes more people vulnerable, just as it becomes vulnerable due to increased vaccine skepticism in the state’s House and the Trump administration. Influenza-related deaths hit seven-year highs in January and February, according to a stateline analysis of preliminary federal statistics. There […]

Maricopa County heat-related deaths drop in 2024 for the first time in a decade

Phoenix – Fever-related deaths fell in Maricopa County in 2024 compared to 2023 as cities across the county work to increase heat relief efforts. A report released Monday shows that Maricopa County had 602 fever-related deaths in 2024 compared to 645 in 2023. Eight additional deaths in 2024 are still under investigation. “Deaths are unacceptable. […]

Self-help guru convicted in Sedona sweat lodge deaths dies

A once prominent self-help guru who was convicted of murdering three people during a retreat in Sedona in 2009 died Friday. in social media poststhe family said James Arthur Ray died “sudden and unexpected” at the age of 67, but did not give a cause of death. Ray rose to fame in the early 2000s […]

Drug overdose deaths plummet in San Francisco. What’s changed?

San Francisco — The number of drug overdose deaths in San Francisco plummeted in 2024 after the coronavirus pandemic triggered a devastating public health emergency, according to preliminary data compiled by city health officials. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner recorded 586 fatal overdoses in San Francisco in the first 11 months of 2024. […]