New experiments raise important questions about what it means to die. n December 9, 2013, 13-year-old Jahi McMath was checked in to Oakland Children’s Hospital in California for a routine tonsillectomy.

Doctors in the San Francisco Bay Area have blamed the mushroom species for 23 poisoning cases since Nov. 18. One patient has died.

Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade.

A discovery by FIU researchers could help forensic investigators close the gap on estimating the time of a person's death.

Death is never easy. Each person’s journey is unique. Each survivor’s healing process is unique too. Whether you’re a caregiver looking after a dying loved one or a person who knows your time on earth is coming to an end because of illness or age ...

In the Middle Ages, the Black Death burst onto the scene, with the first historically documented outbreak occurring in 1346 in the Lower Volga and Black Sea regions. That was just the beginning of the second pandemic.

Florida’s Death were not only pioneers of the death metal genre, but helped to redefine and revolutionize the extreme style over the course of a decade. Mastermind Chuck Schuldiner was the only consistent member of the band and casted an entirely new ...

Heart disease and cancer are the top two causes of death. Though there’s no guarantee, making healthy choices can lower your chance of being affected by these and other leading causes of death. For over a decade, heart disease and cancer have claimed the ...

Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is a broad term that can describe any sudden, unexpected death from natural causes. It is not a formal condition or diagnosis and does not necessarily indicate a specific medical condition. Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is an ...

Thrash was fast and heavy, but death metal was just faster, more extreme and more out there. -Jim Welch, former head of Earache U.S. As innovative as they were, the pioneers of death metal were standing on the scarred, blood-slicked shoulders of giants.

The limited series originally released on HBO Max in 2023. The show is about a North Texas woman who was accused of killing her friend with an ax in 1980.