The negative health impacts from contamination by so-called forever chemicals in drinking water costs the contiguous U.S. at least $8 billion a year in social costs, a University of Arizona-led study has found.
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The latest national data on child deaths in England show that while overall deaths have slightly decreased, stark inequalities remain by region, ethnicity and deprivation level. The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) ...
Nov 13, 2025
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Global health research has long shown the devastating consequences that maternal deaths have on families and communities in developing countries where maternal mortality rates are high. But this insight is rare in the United ...
Sep 26, 2025
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Infant mortality has risen in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision. This occurs for newborns—those less than a day old—as well as older infants—those ...
Sep 8, 2025
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The recent ouster of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez and the resignations of top officials mark not just an institutional crisis but the latest chapter in a political war on evidence-based ...
Sep 4, 2025
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The question of how far life expectancy will rise in the future is a highly controversial topic among scientists. From today's perspective, life expectancy rose at an almost dizzying rate at the beginning of the 20th century. ...
Aug 26, 2025
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Mississippi has declared a public health emergency after reporting its highest infant death rate in more than a decade.
Aug 25, 2025
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Sub-Saharan Africa currently has the highest infant mortality rate in the world, with 27 babies out of every 1,000 live births dying in their first month. As the climate warms, pregnant women in the region are increasingly ...
Aug 19, 2025
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A study appearing in The Annals of Family Medicine explored the geographic distribution of family physicians providing maternity care and identifies opportunities for family physicians to expand access to maternity care. ...
Jul 29, 2025
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Tropical cyclones, including storms below hurricane and typhoon strength, were associated with a sharp rise in infant mortality in low- and middle-income countries during the first two decades of this century, according to ...
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