Recent global crises have exposed the limits of a universal mortality threshold for declaring famine-an approach that can obscure how famine actually unfolds across different populations. In a paper ...

*indicates p<0.05. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text component.

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) mortality rates in the US have declined significantly since 2004, but major sex and racial disparities persist.

The US maternal mortality rate is higher than most high-income countries, with significant racial disparities, particularly among Black and Native American women. Effective policies include expanding ...

New data from the National Vital Statistics System show differences in mortality rates based on sex, race, and comorbidities in the United States. The National Center for Health Statistics’ (NCHS) ...

Infant mortality up 5.6% in states with abortion bans, restrictions Report estimates an extra 478 infant deaths that would otherwise not have occurred Mortality increase greater for babies with ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said Tuesday that U.S. health care has dropped in quality but increased in expense compared to other developed ...

Scott D. Landes ([email protected]), Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. After years of advocacy by the disability community and allied organizations, on September 26, 2023, the National ...

Alabama had fewer babies die before their first birthday in 2024 than in the previous year, but the state’s infant mortality rate remains above the national average. State Health Officer Dr. Scott ...