The United States has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the developed world — and it’s getting worse. The rate ...

However, mortality rates from Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) rose significantly -- by 11.8% -- from 2020 to 2022. Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022.

is higher than the 2019 or 2021 rates (80.6 and 80.2 deaths per 100,000 people respectively). Scottish Government has identified a discrepancy in their avoidable mortality definition. The ONS has ...

The new study reinforces warnings from doctors about abortion laws with limited or no exceptions.

The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published ... Differences in study architecture, population characteristics, risk factors, definition of mortality, and reporting of outcomes ...

Patients of emergency department (ED) physicians with higher admission rates showed no improvement in 30-day mortality, despite their physicians ordering more tests and contributing to longer ...

The new findings show the cancer mortality rate declined by 34% from 1991 to 2022 in the United States, averting approximately 4.5 million deaths. However, this steady progress is jeopardized by ...

The establishment of valid criteria for a definition of severe pneumonia would therefore provide a more reliable ... Sixty one patients received mechanical ventilation; 13 received non-invasive ...

In the medical community, research has traditionally focused on how to prevent and treat the leading medical causes of maternal mortality, which include bleeding, infection, hypertension, and ...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is unacceptably high. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 817 women in ...

Native American mortality rates are two to three times higher than whites for kidney, liver, stomach and cervical cancers, according to a just released study by the American Cancer Society. On ...