Childhood mortality remains a major public health challenge in low-income and middle-income countries, particularly in ...

Kids in the U.S. have become increasingly unhealthy over the past 17 years, new study finds - A new study shows that the health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids ...

A new study shows that the health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to experience obesity, chronic diseases and other problems. The research ...

Age-adjusted mortality rates per 100,000 inhabitants were calculated and joinpoint regression models were used to estimate rate trends. Results: Mortality from CVD in Brazil between 2000 and 2022 ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has reported the state's lowest infant mortality rate in its history.

Supported value-based care improves prenatal care while reducing neonatal intensive care unit stays, preterm birth rates, low birth weight rates, and costs for mothers and infants.

According to Tennessee's Maternal Mortality Review Board, from 2020 to 2022, the leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths in the state were mental health conditions, including substance use ...

Researchers looked at firearm fatalities in the 13 years immediately after the Supreme Court limited local governments’ ability to restrict gun ownership.

The HHS under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership is poised to make the United States' already high maternal mortality rates even worse.

The US has a high maternal mortality rate due to underfunded research and restrictive policies prioritizing fetal over maternal health. Efforts to prioritize women's health research exist, but ...

World Health Organization (2019) Trends in Maternal Mortality 1990 to 2008. Estimates Developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, and the World Bank. Geneva, World Health Organization.