(CNN) — The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state. There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi in ...

Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency after releasing data showing the state's infant mortality rate has risen to its highest level in more than a decade. In Mississippi ...

A trial is set to begin on Wednesday in Chicago in a case brought by four families who allege that baby ​formula made by Abbott Laboratories caused their premature infants to develop a dangerous bowel ...

A decade ago, Hamilton County had one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the country. But since then, the county has made significant gains. It’s reduced the Black infant mortality rate to ...

For months, Dr. Daniel Edney had watched his state's infant mortality rate rise. "It just kept climbing," he remembers. "We'd get another death coming in, another death coming in." As the public ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A report released Monday says that Tennessee has some of the worst infant and maternal death rates in the country. March of Dimes said that the U.S. is not doing enough to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Angelica Geter writes about community-centered paths to health equity. Aug 28, 2025, 06:12pm EDT Mississippi high infant mortality ...