Data: The Commonwealth Fund; Note: 13 states use combined 2022–23 numbers due to insufficient data; Chart: Erin Davis and Kavya Beheraj/Axios Visuals Some U.S. states have maternal mortality rates ...

In a recent study published in the JAMA Journal, researchers compared the mortality rates associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with those of seasonal influenza during the fall-winter ...

Global mortality rates are falling but not among youths and young adults, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study published in The Lancet today and presented at the World Health ...

The incidence of thyroid cancer in São Paulo State, part of Brazil's relatively developed Southeast region, varies considerably according to socioeconomic status (education, poverty, wealth, income, ...

A new study from the University of Illinois Chicago used death certificate data to compare mortality rates in states that legalized recreational cannabis dispensaries with states that only provided ...

The increases were particularly stark among babies born to Native American, Alaska Native and white mothers in 2022. Rates among Black infants remained highest of all. By Roni Caryn Rabin The number ...

"When it comes to alcohol consumption, there is no safe amount that does not affect health," declared the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2022. "No, moderate drinking isn't good for your health," ...

Global mortality rates are falling, but not among youths and young adults, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study published in The Lancet today and presented at the World Health ...