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Death

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Coronavirus

The COVID-19 Vaccine Did Not Kill Your Grandmother

Some scientists offer an important reminder about cause and effect.

Ronald Bailey | 12.8.2020 2:50 PM

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Climate Change

U.N. Reports 'Staggering Rise in Climate-Related Disasters'

And yet, fewer lives are being lost with no increase in proportional economic losses.

Ronald Bailey | 10.14.2020 5:00 PM

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Use of Force

11 Redacted Seconds of Video of Fatal 2014 Drug Bust Undermine Florida Cops' Official Story

Previously unreleased video shows Jerry Brown didn't have much time to react before Pasco County deputies shot and killed him.

Zuri Davis | 6.30.2020 12:00 PM

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Coronavirus

COVID-19 Herd Immunity Is 'Still Very Far Away'

Studies from several countries find low infection rates.

Ronald Bailey | 5.22.2020 2:19 PM

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Coronavirus

Quarantine Fatigue and the Social End to the Coronavirus Pandemic

What might learning to live with COVID-19 look like?

Ronald Bailey | 5.12.2020 12:15 PM

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Coronavirus

COVID-19 Modeling: How Many Coronavirus Deaths by the End of Summer?

Benchmarks for determining accuracy of projections are set.

Ronald Bailey | 5.1.2020 3:55 PM

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Reason Roundup

Deaths Spike in New York City and Around the World

Plus: WHO tweet misleads about COVID-19 immunity, inside the #FreeTN movement, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.27.2020 9:30 AM

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Coronavirus

Critics Say a Pair of California Antibody Studies Contain Critical Statistical Errors That Produced Implausible Results

Too many false positives, nonrandom study population, and infection fatality rates out of whack with other data, critics claim.

Ronald Bailey | 4.22.2020 5:29 PM

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Reason Roundup

COVID-19 Was Killing Americans Earlier Than We Previously Thought

Plus: U.S. death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 45,000, Trump threatens Iran via Twitter, and more....

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.22.2020 9:36 AM

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Coronavirus

COVID-19 Lethality Not Much Different Than Flu, Says New Study

Possible really good news from a population screening antibody test study in Santa Clara County, California

Ronald Bailey | 4.17.2020 4:40 PM

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Reason Roundup

No, NYC Is Not Running Out of Burial Space Due to COVID-19

Plus: Vote shamers should check their privilege, little change in Biden vs. Trump poll, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.10.2020 9:48 AM

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Coronavirus

As More Death Data Becomes Available, COVID-19 Looks Less and Less Like the Flu

Death data from New York State demonstrates a stark difference between the two contagious viruses

Ronald Bailey | 4.9.2020 12:20 PM

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Drugs

Is the Crackdown on Pain Pills Finally Working?

Probably not.

Jacob Sullum | 4.9.2020 6:00 AM

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Coronavirus

How Will Coronavirus Pandemic Deaths Compare to the 1957 Flu Pandemic?

Social distancing and lockdowns today are why deaths from the two pandemics might be comparable.

Ronald Bailey | 3.31.2020 2:55 PM

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Coronavirus

Are We Battling an Unprecedented Pandemic or Panicking at a Computer-Generated Mirage?

A close look at the new study from Imperial College which models worst-case scenarios and makes the case for social distancing.

Ronald Bailey | 3.18.2020 5:15 PM

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Coronavirus

Trump Says the COVID-19 Death Rate Will Be 'A Fraction of 1 Percent.' Is He Right?

It's too early to tell, but there are reasons for (relative) optimism.

Ronald Bailey | 3.6.2020 2:55 PM

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Drugs

People Rarely Die After Using Opioids Prescribed for Them

Jacob Sullum | 1.23.2020 6:00 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: Don't Die Here

Charles Oliver | 12.24.2019 4:00 AM

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Reason Roundup

U.S. Life Expectancy Peaked in 2014

Plus: Due process shouldn’t conflict with #MeToo goals, the stupidity of the war on vaping, and more…

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.27.2019 10:20 AM

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Life expectancy

Death Rate of Middle-Aged Americans Rises for Third Year

U.S. life expectancy peaked in 2014.

Ronald Bailey | 11.26.2019 3:35 PM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: On-the-Job Injury

Charles Oliver | 9.19.2019 4:00 AM

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Human Progress

Impending Defeat for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Pestilence, war, famine, and death are all on the decline.

Ronald Bailey | 8.3.2019 6:00 AM

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Suicide

New Jersey the Latest State to Allow Terminally Ill to Seek Aid in Dying

The state's assisted suicide law goes into effect today.

Scott Shackford | 8.1.2019 1:05 PM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: The Last Place You Look

Charles Oliver | 4.15.2019 4:00 AM

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Alabama

Alabama Cop 'Justified' in Killing Innocent Man, Says State Attorney General

The AG's report suggests Emantic Bradford was in the wrong for simply carrying a firearm.

Joe Setyon | 2.6.2019 1:45 PM

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Animals

Pennsylvania Man Tries to Save a Deer's Life, Could Get Fined Instead

No good deed goes unpunished.

Joe Setyon | 1.18.2019 3:55 PM

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Cancer

U.S. Cancer Incidence and Death Rates Fall to a 25-Year Low

Good news: The cancer death rate which stood in 1991 at 215 per 100,000 people has dropped in 2016 to 156 per 100,000 people.

Ronald Bailey | 1.8.2019 2:05 PM

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Police

Maryland Man Saves a Life, Says D.C. Cops Rewarded Him by Seizing His Car

Benjamin Davis III wasn't issued a ticket or citation. But he says police had his car towed anyway.

Joe Setyon | 12.11.2018 11:10 AM

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Alabama

Alabama Police Shot Innocent Man Three Times From the Back, Independent Autopsy Says

Meanwhile, the officers involved can't get their stories straight.

Joe Setyon | 12.3.2018 5:00 PM

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Alabama

Do Alabama Police Who Killed the Wrong Man Know What 'Brandished' Means?

Emantic Bradford Jr. may have had a gun. But he didn't deserve to die.

Joe Setyon | 11.27.2018 12:45 PM

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Charlottesville

5 Questions Ahead of Alleged Charlottesville Killer's Murder Trial

James Fields' defense team reportedly plans to argue self-defense.

Joe Setyon | 11.26.2018 4:45 PM

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Lifestyle

Embrace the Dirt Nap

J.D. Tuccille | 10.30.2018 6:00 AM

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Safety

Woohoo! People Are Driving More and Dying Less.

A new federal report finds a drop in traffic fatalities.

Christian Britschgi | 10.5.2018 3:00 PM

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Police

Nashville Cop Charged With Criminal Homicide for Shooting Man in the Back as He Fled

This might be the first time a Nashville police officer has been charged for an on-duty shooting.

Joe Setyon | 9.28.2018 11:45 AM

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