The U.S. overall death rate in 2025 fell to its lowest point on record, even as influenza and pneumonia are now among the top 10 causes of death, according to new CDC data

A continued drop in drug overdose deaths contributed to the low rate, while influenza and pneumonia…

Roche Lung-Cancer Drug Candidate Beats Existing Therapies in Late-Stage Trial

Experimental drug, divarasib, showed meaningful improvements in both patients’ overall survival and the time they survived…

Heard on the Street: Medicare is now covering weight-loss drugs for some seniors, in a win for patients. For Wall Street, the math is trickier.

Medicare is now covering weight-loss drugs for some seniors, in a win for patients. For Wall…

Dubai Plots a Postwar Comeback That Repairs Its Shattered Image

U.S.-Iran peace talks are lifting hopes for a city-state that depends on outside money, but a…

Beijing Says Pilot Who Crashed Into Skyscraper Had Suicidal Thoughts

Authorities pointed to personal, not political, motivations after the 66-year-old flew his light aircraft into the…

What Germany’s Economic Overhaul Means for Its Economy

The measures are a political gamble for a government that has seen its ratings plummet in…

U.S. Dangles Rewards for Opening the Strait of Hormuz. Iran Isn’t Budging.

Washington offered a cash release but Iran insists on charging its own tolls for ships to…

Trump Loyalty Demands Set Stage for Tense NATO Summit

Watch WSJ World Coverage Chief Gordon Fairclough interview NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte ahead of a high-stakes…

Russia Pounds Ukraine’s Capital in One of War’s Largest Attacks

Kyiv was hit by ballistic and cruise missiles as well as waves of drones over several…

Vatican Declares Schism With Traditionalist Group

The crackdown caps decades of tension with the Society of St. Pius X over its opposition…