Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Between 2011 and 2016, drug overdose deaths in the United States involving the synthetic opioid fentanyl dramatically increased, according to a report released Thursday.

Many of the Trump administration's own policies undermine this goal.

A bill put forth in Virginia that would have eliminated certain requirements on late-term abortions in the state has prompted outcries of infanticide among its critics.

In a new book, White House staffer Cliff Sims recounts what the president wanted for White House-sponsored ads intended to discourage young Americans from abusing opioid painkillers.

New research finds kids are more likely to kill themselves if they live in states with high rates of gun ownership.

But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Cars have gotten much safer. Maybe we could start treating firearms the same way?

Mail-to-home abortion pills may be gaining in popularity, but the nationwide statistics we have only count clinic abortions.

Gun deaths in the U.S. hit a 20-year high, the Supreme Court declines to wade into an abortion debate, and a study offers some hope for coral reefs.

New CDC data suggests suicide is becoming more commonplace in America.

And that's actually a good thing.

New research finds that the rate of such tragedies, which had been declining, has returned to the level of 12 years ago.

As temperatures rise, mental health often declines, but researchers still don't know why.

A new study asks if insurance policies discourage the overprescribing of opioids and encourage proven alternative pain treatments.

Seeing these crimes go unpunished can make indigenous communities feel hopeless. But in dark times, I take inspiration from our grandmothers.

With suicide rising among undiagnosed American depressives, I recognized it was time to admit I needed help.

What can we learn from a failed attempt to eradicate "the Great Pox" in the U.S.?

The CDC analysis recorded 14,415 gun-related homicides in 2016.

From 1999 through 2016, suicide rates increased in nearly every state, according to a new report.

When used as a pain reliever, methadone is especially likely to cause unintentional overdoses.

Over 63,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016.

Rather than a full repeal of the Dickey Amendment, Republicans agree to include a provision in the spending bill to clarify that they never prohibited research on gun violence in the first place.

It seems few corners of America have been spared the ravages of opioid misuse.

Beginning in 2019, the CDC will phase out the program to include only 10 countries.