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Black bear hit and killed by vehicle on Texas highway
San Antonio Express-News· 54 minutes agoA black bear was killed after being hit by a vehicle on a Texas highway just west of Kerrville on...
Study finds US drug-related infant deaths more than doubled from 2018 to 2022
Medical Xpress· 3 hours agoResults of the study, published in the Journal of Perinatal Medicine, show that in the U.S. from 2018 to 2022, drug-involved infant deaths more than doubled (120% increase ...
Childbirth deadlier for Americans, especially Black women, study finds
Washington Post· 11 hours agoChildbirth is deadlier in the United States than in any other high-income nation, according to a ...
US has highest rate of maternal deaths among all wealthy nations
Scripps News via AOL· 2 hours agoAnd an alarming share of these deaths — over 80% — are likely preventable, the...than five deaths...
US has highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy nations: Study
The Hill· 2 hours agoThe United States continues to have the highest rate of maternal deaths among wealthy nations...
Black, Hispanic people twice as likely to lose Medicaid coverage
UPI· 1 hour agoJane Zhu, an associate professor of medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. "Our...
Astronomers Spot 'Death Star' Black Holes Firing Cosmic Jets
The Post-Star· 6 days agoAstronomers discovered supermassive black holes, dubbed "Death Star black holes." "These galaxies...
US maternal death rate remains much higher than other affluent nations, says report
Medical Xpress· 9 hours agoFor example, there were zero recorded maternal deaths in Norway that year. Further, Black women have...
The U.S. maternal mortality rate is shockingly high—can improved midwife accessibility help?
Motherly via Yahoo News· 3 hours ago-GYN visits, with the U.S. being the sole exception. We’re also the only high-income country without...
Overdose deaths are declining. But not in Black communities.
The Indianapolis Star· 11 hours agoHere in Indiana, we saw an 18% decrease in deaths from substance use disorder. Historically, even when death rates have decreased for other demographics, Black< ...