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At every age, children in the United States die at higher rates than peers in other high-income nations, according to a new study from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Findings from the study were presented during the ...
Apr 24, 2026
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Recent global crises have exposed the limits of a universal mortality threshold for declaring famine—an approach that can obscure how famine actually unfolds across different populations. In a paper published in The Lancet, ...
Feb 13, 2026
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The combined impact of climate change and conflict "can produce synergistic effects, leading to more severe and complex outcomes," warn experts in The BMJ's climate issue.
Nov 5, 2025
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A Weill Cornell Medicine investigator and other members of a technical advisory group to the World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund have outlined measures that nations can take to ensure that children's ...
Nov 3, 2025
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Children in sub-Saharan Africa have the world's highest rates of under-5 mortality at 74 deaths per 1,000 live births, which is 14 times higher than the risk for children in North America and Europe. In 2021, sub-Saharan ...
Aug 27, 2025
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A new study by Associate Professor Dennis Egger (Department of Economics and Center for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford) and researchers at the University of California, Berkeley reveals that giving unconditional ...
Aug 19, 2025
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A cornerstone of 19th century welfare reform, the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, had a devastating impact on child health and rural life expectancy in England and Wales, says a new study.
Aug 18, 2025
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A higher tax on cigarettes in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) can help to reduce child mortality, especially among the poorest children, a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and published in The ...
Apr 29, 2025
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The proportion of pediatric fatalities from weather events is increasing, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in Pediatrics.
Feb 11, 2025
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While child deaths in England fell temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic, they have now risen to new heights, a new study from researchers at the University of Bristol and based on unique National Child Mortality Database ...
Jan 23, 2025
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