In 2023, the global maternal mortality ratio was 190.5 maternal deaths per 100,000 livebirths, according to recent study results.
Thirty-day COVID-19 mortality rates have declined since 2020 but remain comparable to or slightly higher than influenza A mortality rates in recent years.
Headlines challenging the existence of a US maternal mortality crisis set off shock waves among clinicians, researchers, and advocates who are deeply engaged in the fight for maternal health and ...
Abortion bans in 14 US states correlated with a 5.60% increase in infant mortality, resulting in 478 excess deaths. Non-Hispanic Black infants experienced a 10.98% relative increase in mortality, ...
On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Infant mortality is rising faster than expected in states with strict abortion limits or bans. Two new studies in the medical journal JAMA reveal how ...
Nigeria recorded the highest under-five mortality rate in the world in 2024, according to a new United Nations report. The ...
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis and primarily affects the joints. While ...