Maternal deaths surged in Texas in 2020, 2021
The rate of Texas women who died because of pregnancy or childbirth rose sharply in 2020 and 2021 to...
Death rates
America is trying to fix its maternal mortality crisis with federal, state and local programs
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At the site of a race massacre that reduced neighborhoods to ashes a century ago...
Democrats hope Harris’ bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins in Congress, White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden might not often use the word “abortion” when he talks about th...
Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Black people make up about 38% of Mississippi’s population, but a new study sh...
Progress in childhood cancer has stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, report says
Advances in childhood cancer are a success story in modern medicine. But in the past decade, those s...
The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decad...