Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Swedish capital has past virus peak, say officials

The spread of the novel coronavirus may have reached its peak in the Swedish capital Stockholm last week and could now start to decline, health officials said on Tuesday.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Report: 2020 to 2021 saw increase in maternal mortality rates

From 2020 to 2021, there was an increase in the maternal mortality rate, which was seen across racial and ethnic groups and across ages, according to a report published in the March Health E-Stats, a publication of the U.S. ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

2020 to 2021 saw no change in overall fetal mortality rates

From 2020 to 2021, there was no change in overall, early, or late fetal mortality rates, according to a January Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Oncology & Cancer

Screening fails to affect breast cancer mortality statistics

New research analysing breast cancer mortality data spanning almost 40 years concludes that breast cancer screening does not yet show an effect on mortality statistics. The research, published in the Journal of the Royal ...

Health

AMA reviews challenges of signing death certificates

(HealthDay)—Signing death certificates is not always straightforward and has long-term ramifications on mortality data and funding, according to a report published by the American Medical Association (AMA).

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