This is also the lowest rate seen since 2018, which had a maternal mortality rate of 17.4 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The U.S. maternal mortality rate fell to 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024, statistically similar to the 2023 rate ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

New data shows the U.S. maternity mortality rate is dropping. New CDC data shows that fewer women died around the time of childbirth in 2024, and the trend may have continued in 2025. The CDC reported ...

New data from the CDC shows that, nationally, maternal deaths dipped (barely) in 2024. South Carolina is showing better numbers, too, but they are still far worse than the nation's overall. Especially ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

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