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NIMR recommends national audit to tackle maternal deaths
A Director of Research at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Professor Oliver Ezechi, has recommended a national audiAt to tackle Nigeria’s alarming maternal and infant mortality rates.Ezechi ...
Gun deaths among children surge after states loosen firearm laws, new study finds
A new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics found that over 7,000 more children died from firearm-related injuries in the ...
Thousands of pediatric firearm deaths linked to more permissive state gun laws
Guns are now the leading cause of death for youth in the United States. Researchers from Mass General Brigham investigated ...
States that weakened gun laws saw rise in pediatric mortality, study finds
Firearms have risen to become the leading cause of death among children and teens in the United States in recent years, but a ...