Suicide

John McAfee, 65, a U.S. technology entrepreneur and creator of antivirus software, has committed suicide. He was found dead in prison in Barcelona, the capital of Spain’s Catalonia province, on Wednesday. Javier Villalova told Reuters news...

French Ligue 1 club Reims were on Sunday in mourning for long-serving club doctor Bernard Gonzalez who committed suicide after being diagnosed with coronavirus, sources confirmed. “Devastated, Reims cries for Bernard Gonzalez,” said a statement released...

Across the world, one person takes their own life every 40 seconds, and more people die by suicide every year than in war, the World Health Organization said on Monday. Hanging, poisoning and shooting are the...

Although cancer survival rates have greatly improved in recent decades, a diagnosis with certain types of cancer can still be upsetting enough to increase a patient’s risk of suicide, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data...

British Prime Minister Theresa May has designated the first-ever historically minister for preventing suicide. part of a £1.8 million push to decrease the number of individuals taking their own lives. This is believed to be a...

Nearly one in 10 suicide deaths in the U.S. occur in people with chronic pain, a new study indicates. The finding suggests chronic pain may be a risk factor for suicide, the study authors say. While...

People who have traumatic brain injuries may be nearly twice as likely to die by suicide as individuals who don’t have a history of injuries like concussions and skull fractures, a large Danish study suggests. Researchers...

U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN’s food-and-travel-focused “Parts Unknown” television series, killed himself in a French hotel room, officials said on Friday, in the second high-profile suicide of a U.S. celebrity this week. He...

News Hour: Chester Bennington, the lead singer of band Linkin Park, died at his home in Los Angeles County on Thursday morning in what is being treated as a suspected suicide. He was only 41. Chester...

News Hour: Adolescents who are admitted to hospital for alcohol, drug, or violence-related injuries are at a similar risk of suicide 10 years later than those who have self-harmed, according to a study using data from...