In all, 22,482 maternal deaths were identified using the CDC National Vital Statistics System via ICD-10 codes and the pregnancy checkbox when applicable. The annual incidence of maternal deaths rose ...

A figure commonly used to compare the risk of death from pregnancy compared with the risk of death from abortion might be ...

Dozens of routinely updated CDC databases have gone quiet. Here’s what states and medical societies are doing to preserve U.S ...

US life expectancy has hit an all-time high — with two factors driving the rise - The average age of death in America last ...

Researchers attribute the rise in U.S. life expectancy, which reached 79 years in 2024, to the end of the pandemic and a drop in deaths from heart disease, cancer and drug overdoses.

Life expectancy in the United States rose from 2023 to 2024, “reaching its highest level ever,” according to a press release ...

BACKGROUND: Stroke and non-ischemic heart disease, often together, have been causing significant challenges worldwide for a long time. Advances in healthcare procedures and public health policies over ...

Introduction: Stroke is a major cause of long-term disability and the fifth leading cause of death in the US, accounting for a substantial proportion of overall cardiovascular mortality. Cardiac ...

Background: Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, with about 5.5 million annual fatalities, and is closely associated with COPD—a progressive respiratory disease often linked with ...

Purpose: Anemia and malignancy concurrently contribute to reduced quality of life, treatment intolerance, and increased morbidity and mortality, disproportionately affecting older adults, ...

NEW YORK — U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed that ...

Flu activity remains elevated throughout the United States, with children being hit especially hard, according to newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC on ...