Can the United States fix Black women's maternal mortality crisis?

When Giovanna Andrews recalls her traumatic labor, one of the worst things is remembering how her calls for help were ignored ...
The Lancet

Inequalities in neonatal unit mortality in England and Wales between 2012 and 2022: a retrospective cohort study

There are stark socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in babies admitted to and who die in neonatal units in England and ...
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Mortality Increased With Benzodiazepines, Antipsychotic Use in ADRD Patients

TUESDAY, Oct. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For nursing home residents with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) receiving hospice care, initiation of benzodiazepine or antipsychotic use is ...
Frontiers

Association between neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and the mortality of patients with sepsis: an update systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives: To present the most up-to-date systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the relationship between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and mortality in individuals diagnosed with ...
City Journal

The Link Between Maternal Drug Use and Rising Infant Mortality

Mississippi has just declared a public health emergency involving an alarming rise in infant mortality rates. Between 2023 and 2024, deaths of children under age one rose to 9.7 per 1,000 live births ...
WLRN

What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts

For months, Dr. Daniel Edney had watched his state's infant mortality rate rise. "It just kept climbing," he remembers. "We'd get another death coming in, another death coming in." As the public ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Maternal, Child Mortality Higher in the US Compared With Majority of High-Income Countries

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 ...
The Hill

Why Mississippi declared infant deaths a public health emergency

The Mississippi Department of Health recently declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant deaths in an unusual move to help speed up efforts to cover gaps in care. Lowering the ...
Yahoo

Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant deaths

Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency after releasing data showing the state's infant mortality rate has risen to its highest level in more than a decade. In Mississippi ...
ConsumerAffairs

Mississippi sounds alarm: Infant mortality hits 10-year high

Mississippi’s infant mortality rate climbed to 9.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024 — the highest in over ten years. A public health emergency has been declared to mobilize resources, care, and ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Mississippi issues public health emergency over infant mortality rate

The infant mortality rate in Mississippi has reached its highest level in more than a decade, prompting state health officials to declare a public health emergency. The move will enable state health ...
WKRG

Mississippi declares public health emergency on infant mortality

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi State Department of Health declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant mortality rates across the state. According to the agency, ...