In 2024, the U.S. maternal mortality rate was 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births — the lowest level since 2018, according to a CDC report published March 4. Five notes: 1. In 2024, there were 649 ...

The U.S. maternal mortality rate fell to 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024, statistically similar to the 2023 rate of 18.6 per 100,000, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

Kalamazoo County is now one of the safest places in Michigan to give birth, for all babies.

In-hospital mortality was significantly higher for younger women vs. younger men after a first heart attack, with women ...

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) mortality rates in the US have declined significantly since 2004, but major sex and racial disparities persist.

HealthDay News — Among young adults, first ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in-hospital mortality increased from 2011 to 2022, according to a study published online February 26 in ...

Immunocompromised status remains a significant risk factor for in-hospital mortality in COVID-19, particularly among patients with pneumonia.

Our weekly conversation about the numbers that chart progress continues. Last week, we began a weekly conversation from Headway about the indicators that help us understand how the U.S. and the wider ...

An increase in the number of percutaneous coronary interventions does not appear to have resulted in reduced mortality rates, according to results presented today at the EAPCI Summit 2026. The summit ...

The top five concerns identified through the health assessment are mental health and wellbeing, access to health care, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . State-level abortion restrictions have increased dramatically in the past two decades. New research shows these ...

BENGALURU, Feb 16 - The Bank of England will cut interest rates in March, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll, and is expected to follow up with a second reduction later this year, ...