Oncology & Cancer
US cancer death rates are falling, but news isn't all good
Cancer deaths continue to decline in the United States, with more than 4 million deaths prevented since 1991, a new report shows.
Jan 17, 2024
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Health
UK maternal deaths reaches highest level in 20 years: study
The number of women in Britain dying during pregnancy or soon afterwards has reached its highest level in almost two decades, a new study reported Thursday.
Jan 11, 2024
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Health
Being Black and pregnant in the Deep South can be a dangerous combination
O'laysha Davis was a few weeks shy of her due date when in mid-August she decided it was time to switch doctors.
Dec 13, 2023
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Medical economics
Suicide rates have risen steadily for black girls and women
Suicide rates for Black women and girls ages 15 to 24 have more than doubled over the past two decades, a new report finds.
Dec 8, 2023
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Health
Western wildfires reversed decades of gains from air pollution-fighting measures: Study
The increasing number and intensity of wildfires in the Western U.S. are overshadowing other achievements at reducing emissions, aggravating air pollution and increasing disease and mortality, according to a new study led ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
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 strides have stalled for Black and Hispanic youth, opening a gap in death rates, according to a new report published Thursday.
Nov 16, 2023
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Cardiology
Sudden cardiac deaths in college athletes fall, but are still high in one sport
College sports have seen a decline in the rate of sudden cardiac deaths, but rates remain higher for Division I men's basketball players, as well as male and Black athletes in other sports, new research has found.
Nov 14, 2023
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Cardiology
Researchers pioneer new strategy to help low-income patients control blood pressure
Uncontrolled hypertension, the leading preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature deaths worldwide, disproportionately affects low-income populations.
Nov 14, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
2021 to 2022 saw 5% decline in overall fetal mortality rate
The overall U.S. fetal mortality rate decreased by 5% between 2021 and 2022, according to a November Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 9, 2023
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Health informatics
US gun homicides drop slightly after pandemic peak
The rate of firearm homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, the first drop seen since a sharp increase emerged early in the pandemic, public health officials reported.
Oct 23, 2023
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