On Long Island, the number of people who died of COVID-19-related causes fell from about 410 in 2024 to about 220 in 2025.

More than 2,800 COVID-19 deaths were reported Wednesday in the United States -- the most the country has ever reported in a single day -- as health care officials say their staff and facilities are ...

The average U.S. life expectancy has hit a new high, rebounding to numbers similar to those before the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The post US life expectancy hits new high as COVID deaths drop appeared ...

The number of cardiac deaths exceeded expectations during the years of the COVID pandemic, according to data from a single state. A sharp increase was reported for deaths at home in particular. The ...

Heart disease and cancer have by far been the leading causes of death for decades. Together, they accounted for 46% of ...

BOSTON — Four years after the pandemic began, a disturbing pattern has emerged that goes far beyond COVID-19 itself: Americans are dying from heart problems at dramatically higher rates than before ...

Life expectancy in the U.S. rose to its highest in American history in 2024 as the COVID-19 pandemic dissipated and lower death rates were reported for all the nation’s top killers.