Health insurance loss, changes "may undermine continuity of critical treatment," researche ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an increase in stroke-related mortality in older individuals, according to study results presented at the Internati ...

Five notes: 1. In 2024, there were 649 maternal deaths in the U.S., translating to a mortality rate of 17.9 per 100,000 births. Maternal deaths are defined as those that occur while a woman is ...

The U.S. maternal mortality rate fell to 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024, statistically similar to the 2023 rate of 18.6 per 100,000, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

Adjusted analyses associated overestimation with nearly doubled 2-year mortality (aHR 1.98; 95% CI, 1.04-3.77). Differences in advanced-therapy receipt did not explain the mortality signal, suggesting ...

Maternal mortality rates in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in recent years, according to new data published on Thursday. The report, from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

A new machine learning model built using a simple and interpretable approach predicts in-hospital death in patients with acute liver failure and reveals top risk drivers.

Parkinson's paradox, linking current smoking to lower disease risk but linking quitting to lower all-cause mortality.

In-hospital mortality was significantly higher for younger women vs. younger men after a first heart attack, with women ...

Primary care use among patients requiring hemodialysis is associated with lower mortality, according to a recent study.

Heart attacks are no longer just a threat in later life, and new data show younger adults, especially women, are increasingly at risk of dying after their first.