Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Deaths from pregnancy complications have become more prevalent in…
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US deaths fell this year, but not to pre-COVID levels
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. deaths dropped this year, but there are still more than there were before the…
Arizona saw an increase in child deaths during 2021
PHOENIX (AP) — Drownings, child neglect and firearms contributed to an increase in child deaths in Arizona during 2021, marking the highest rate of child deaths in the last…
US overdose deaths may be peaking, but experts are wary
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Have U.S. drug overdose deaths stopped rising? Preliminary government data suggests they may have,…
COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths
By AMANDA SEITZ - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth…
Race gap seen in US infant deaths after fertility treatment
By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer
Black-white disparities exist in fertility medicine, reflected in life-and-death outcomes for babies, according…
DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — An increasing number of fake prescription pills that contain potentially deadly fentanyl are…
In states where abortion is banned, children and families already face an uphill…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia(THE CONVERSATION) Some…
Biden hopes ending cancer can be a ‘national purpose’ for US
By ZEKE MILLER and CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans to come together for a new “national…
In a nod to JFK, Biden pushing ‘moonshot’ to fight cancer
By ZEKE MILLER and CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to channel John F. Kennedy on the 60th anniversary…