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On 4 September 2006, Australian zookeeper, conservationist, and television programmer Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray while filming in the Great Barrier Reef.

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Do hurricanes affect hospitalizations and deaths among older adults using electricity-dependent medical devices?

'The back of her head had been removed by a single blow from a sharp blade': Archaeological clues are revealing the horrific lives and deaths of the people enslaved by Vikings

Anti-vaxxers target Texas measles doctors to cast doubt on deaths amid outbreak

Conservation groups alarmed at marine mammals' deaths in Spain

Chewing tobacco linked to 251,000 deaths worldwide, with more than 90% of health loss concentrated in 10 countries

Deaths linked to treatable emergency surgical conditions are rising in the US

Coal-powered economic growth linked to rising urban air pollution and deaths in India

Coal-powered economic growth linked to rising urban air pollution and deaths in India

Bacteria suspected in deaths of hundreds of baby whales off Argentina

Study: Alcohol-linked cancer’s toll extends far beyond the liver with deaths rising across age groups

Groundbreaking IU clinical trial demonstrates first potential treatment that could prevent millions of annual heart failures and deaths in severe heart attack patients

The U.S. just recorded its first two deaths from measles for 2026

Cyclospora outbreak tied to two deaths as parasite-borne illness continues to rage

Blood pressure pills could prevent 200,000 deaths, but millions who qualify aren't taking them

Better recording of prisoner inequalities could help prevent deaths in custody, new study finds - EurekAlert!

Deaths caused by law enforcement in the US - EurekAlert!

Embargoed study: Mesothelioma cases and deaths rise despite decades of asbestos regulation - EurekAlert!

Melanoma cases and deaths highest among Florida’s older adults - EurekAlert!

Providing food baskets to people with tuberculosis is cost-effective and could avert over 100,000 deaths annually in India - EurekAlert!

FBI investigating possible links between deaths and disappearances of at least 10 scientists