Infant mortality rates occur at higher rates for Black and Hispanic infants in Mecklenburg County, demonstrating a need for ...

An estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024 globally, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new estimates relea ...

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

A sharp decrease in overdose deaths in L.A. County drove the first decline in homeless mortality in over a decade. Health and homeless service officials hope the trend can continue as homeless ...

The racial gap in maternal mortality is narrowing, driven largely by climbing death rates of white women with no more than a high school education and declining rates for college-educated Black women, ...

Kathmandu, March 19 -- Hypertension is the leading cause of maternal deaths in Nepal, according to a study on maternal and perinatal deaths carried out by the Family Welfare Division under the ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness month. According to a study published in January 2026 by the Journal of American Medical Association, colorectal cancer is now t ...

Reliance on FIB-4 screening tool alone may not identify some patients with significant fib ...

Outpatient HF worsening occurred in 49.1% of patients and identified a large subgroup with higher event burden than hospitalization-based metrics alone captured. Experiencing outpatient HF worsening ...

Health insurance loss, changes "may undermine continuity of critical treatment," researche ...