The United States infant mortality rate rose by 3% in 2022, the first increase in 20 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data, released Thursday, ...

The neonatal mortality rate in the US decreased from 1999 to 2022, with deaths from interstitial emphysema and related conditions showing the steepest decline, yet mortality from slow fetal growth and ...

A new study in JAMA reveals the "statistical erasure" of Indigenous Americans, finding that the gap between AI/AN life expectancy and the national average was 2.9 times greater than official vital ...

Severe MRSA infections can be fatal. MRSA mortality rates tend to be highest in older people. Certain underlying health conditions can also increase the risk of death. Staphylococcus aureus is a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cancer mortality rates fell between 2018 and 2022 but at a reduced pace from previous years. Cancer incidence ...

Black infants died at a rate of 10.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, the CDC said. Infant mortality rates remained relatively unchanged from 2022 to 2023, but racial and ethnic disparities still persist ...

North Carolina’s maternal mortality rate saw a 100% increase from 2019 to 2021 during the peak of the pandemic, data shows. AsiaVision Getty Images In a country that has one of the worst maternal ...