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 ...

Discover how select mortality tables impact life insurance rates and coverage by analyzing recent policyholder mortality ...

Infant mortality up 5.6% in states with abortion bans, restrictions Report estimates an extra 478 infant deaths that would otherwise not have occurred Mortality increase greater for babies with ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said Tuesday that U.S. health care has dropped in quality but increased in expense compared to other developed ...

Targeted therapies for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) were associated with significant reductions in ...

Another reader felt that the biggest benefits of a falling human population will be to the planet itself: “Less pollution, less deforestation, less mass extinctions of other species, etc., etc.

Patients with vs without RA have higher long-term all-cause and cardiovascular mortality post-AMI, despite receiving comparable inpatient care.

Members of SHM's Performance Measurement and Reporting Committee delve into the mortality measurement and how hospitalists’ roles in mortality outcomes are influenced by multi-disciplinary care and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As many as 80% of maternal deaths in the U.S. are preventable. Experts discussed the factors driving the ...

Objective To determine whether liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) can reduce perinatal mortality in a setting with high reliance ...