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Mortality rates have increased significantly across Pennsylvania hospitals since 2019, particularly for sepsis patients. No hospital in Erie County reported significantly lower-than-expected mortality ...

Every woman deserves to deliver a baby how she wants and in a safe way, said Dr. Maya Dominique, a Northwest Indiana obstetrician and gynecologist. However, Black women have a more difficult time ...

Syracuse University sociology professor Jennifer K. Montez suggested that disparities in working-age mortality rates across the U.S. have been rising as state policies become increasingly polarized at ...

In Louisiana, the risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes is more than four times higher than in California, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. In 2023, Louisiana had one of the ...

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Life expectancy is back to pre-pandemic levels, according to global health research — but mortality rates for teens and young adults are of growing concern. The latest release of The Global Burden of ...

The US maternal mortality rate is higher than most high-income countries, with significant racial disparities, particularly among Black and Native American women. Effective policies include expanding ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The infant mortality rate in Tennessee is higher than the national average, which the March of Dimes is calling a crisis. This news comes after a neighboring state, ...

Mississippi health officials declared a public emergency last week in response to the state’s growing infant mortality rate. The Mississippi State Department of Health reported 9.7 infant deaths per 1 ...

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 2024, the ...

COMING UP. >> SEE YOU AGAIN IN JUST A BIT, DAVID. THANK YOU. MORE INFANTS ARE DYING IN MISSISSIPPI THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME IN THE PAST DECADE. >> THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH JUST DECLARED THE ...