Illinois’ latest maternal mortality report shows 94 pregnancy-related deaths in 2021–22—91% deemed preventable—with substance ...

How can CMOs reduce hospital mortality rates at their organizations? CMOs play a crucial role in helping hospitals reduce mortality rates by overseeing initiatives and strategies aimed at improving ...

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 ...

Having low lung function as a middle-aged smoker without airway obstruction raised the likelihood for all-cause mortality, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 2019, 10.5% of U.S. deaths were linked to cumulative poverty. Poverty was associated with 2.6 times as many ...

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 ...

This is the first year-over-year increase seen since 2001 to 2002. Infant mortality rates in the United States increased last year for the first time in two decades, according to new federal ...

Black women's rates were 9.89 per 1,000 compared to 5.74 per 1,000 nationally. Fetal mortality rates declined among Black women in 2020 but were much higher than other racial/ethnic groups in the U.S.

South Carolina’s infant mortality rate increased in 2023, ranking the state 42nd nationwide as health leaders point to gaps ...