Death is an unavoidable reality of life, yet it remains one of the greatest mysteries humans face. While many of us wonder what happens in our final moments, the truth is only revealed when we ...

Previous analyses of mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that the leading cause of death among children and adolescents (defined as persons 1 to 19 years of ...

An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new United Nations estimates released on Tuesday – highlighting a worrying ...

A new Times series examines the topic of death and dying in 2025. Credit...Line Hachem Supported by By John Otis Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes ...

About a year into his job as an interfaith chaplain at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla., J.S. Park began to have what he calls "really awful death anxiety." "I saw all the ways people could be ...

Throughout history, humans have supported one another during death. The idea of a death doula as a profession is newer. The Global Doula Project lists death doulas, or end-of-life doulas, as a service ...

A while back, I posted a piece discussing research on people’s thoughts and feelings about death and dying, and I was interviewed for a magazine. Here is the transcript of the interview. First of all, ...

A record number of Colorado children died in 2024 as a result of domestic violence, despite a statewide reduction in overall homicide. Of the eight children who died, five were involved in active ...