Infant mortality rates in the United States increased last year for the first time in two decades, according to new federal provisional data. For the report, published early Wednesday by the Centers ...

Fewer U.S. women died around the time of childbirth in 2024, a government analysis shows, and provisional data suggests the trend may have continued last year. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

At least six Americans were exposed to a terrifying strain of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo — and the US ...

The Black infant death rate decreased 5.9% in 2024 after rising the two previous years. But considering five-year spans, from 2015-2019 and 2020-2024, it remained unchanged at 12.9 per 1,000 live ...

The CDC has issued an emergency Health Alert Network advisory after 18 American passengers from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship returned to the United States and are now being monitored ...

The expansion for the health screening follows a surge in Ebola cases and fatalities across Central and East Africa.

NEW YORK — Fewer U.S. women died around the time of childbirth in 2024, a government analysis shows, and provisional data suggests the trend may have continued last year. The U.S. Centers for Disease ...

The United States’ maternal mortality rate has improved in recent years, but it continues to lag behind pre-COVID-19 pandemic ...

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About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop, making it the longest ...