‘Frail patients can deteriorate quickly if they develop an infection, become dehydrated, or experience a fall,’ Dr Wylie adds ...

Rates of some cancers, including colorectal, are rising among young adults in the U.S., even as deaths from all forms of the disease decline overall, a new report finds. (Getty Images) Here’s the good ...

KFF used 2018-22 data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics to compile maternal deaths and mortality rates. Maternal deaths are defined as deaths of women while pregnant or within 42 ...

After rising for a decade, the cardiac arrest mortality rate in the U.S. is beginning to fall, according to a study published March 9 in The American Journal of Cardiology. Researchers from academic ...

A new American Cancer Society report reveals deep cancer mortality disparities across the U.S., with rural communities, lower ...

New data from the National Vital Statistics System show differences in mortality rates based on sex, race, and comorbidities in the United States. The National Center for Health Statistics’ (NCHS) ...

Mortality surveillance is an important activity for capturing information on a population’s health. This retrospective surveillance analysis utilizes administrative data sources to describe active ...

ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL YOUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL IMMEDIATELY. NEWLY RELEASED DATA FROM THE CDC SHOWS THAT NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS THE LOWEST INFANT MORTALITY RATE IN THE COUNTRY. AROUND 20,000 INFANT ...

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Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda highlights a significant decline in India's maternal mortality rate due to increased ...

State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney told Mississippi lawmakers that he wants to see a healthier state. Data showed death rates in Mississippi are above the U.S. rate. According to the Mississippi ...