Maternal mortality rates in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in recent years, according to new data ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medicare beneficiaries with cardiovascular disease or risk factors had increased mortality rates and fewer hospitalizations ...

HealthDay News — Among young adults, first ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in-hospital mortality increased from 2011 to 2022, according to a study published online February 26 in ...

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

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

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are immunotherapy drugs that mobilize the patient’s immune system to detect and attack cancer cells. They are considered a breakthrough development in cancer care, ...

Evidence from Nursing Home Room Assignments (NBER Working Paper 34538), Alden Cheng and Martin B. Hackmann use data spanning 2000 to 2010 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to examine 2 ...