Maternal mortality rates in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in recent years, according to new data ...

Louisiana is in the grips of an infant mortality crisis. Babies born here are far more likely to die before their first birthday than those in other states. The death rate for Louisiana infants ...

New data from the CDC shows that, nationally, maternal deaths dipped (barely) in 2024. South Carolina is showing better ...

KFF used 2018-22 data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics to compile maternal deaths and mortality rates. Maternal deaths are defined as deaths of women while pregnant or within 42 ...

PHILADELPHIA — The mortality rate of early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) has increased considerably across the United States over the past two decades, with the effects most pronounced in those ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Excess deaths at age 10 to 19 years increased between 2009 (27.5%) to 2019 (35.8%). More than half of the deaths ...

Respiratory sarcopenia, defined by low diaphragm thickness and reduced FVC, is associated with increased 2-year mortality in HF.

A nationwide ecological study of US counties from 2000 to 2018 found that greater proximity to operational nuclear power ...