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Drowning deaths surged during the pandemic — and it was worse among Black people, CDC reports
CBS News· 9 hours agoThe nationwide surge in accidental drowning deaths early during the COVID-19 pandemic was...
Housing density isn't the problem
Santa Maria Sun· 4 days agoBecause New York City has high density housing and high rates of COVID-19, they argue that building more housing will lead to the proliferation of diseases ...
Despite decline in pregnancy-related deaths in NC, numbers remain near 5-year high
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFewer women in North Carolina died from pregnancy-related complications in 2022, though these deaths...
TB-COVID co-infections increasingly common, tied to worse outcomes, data show
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 8 hours agoThe estimated fatality rate among hospitalized patients with TB-COVID co-infection was 11.4%.
Whooping cough deaths to rise after 'worst outbreak in 40 years' kills 5 babies
The US Sun· 5 days agoDISEASE experts have warned that the number of whooping cough deaths 'may well rise' as England...
Maternal deaths fall to pre-pandemic levels | Times News Online
Times News· 3 days agoU.S. deaths of moms around the time of childbirth have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new...
Drownings rose among young children after decades of decline. It's 'highly concerning,' CDC says
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoDrownings among babies and toddlers spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts attribute it to...
Minnesotans struggle to escape COVID-19's tentacles
CBS News· 6 days agoThe Centers for Disease Control says in Minnesota through May of last year there were 1.8 million COVID-19 cases and 16,500 deaths. Now, many of those...
American Hospitals are Failing Expectant Mothers. Midwives Offer a Solution.
US News & World Report· 6 hours agoFor years, pregnant women who survived traumatic childbirth have shared their stories, highlighting the systemic harms and challenges baked into the current birth system. Since the year 2000 ...
FDA chief says feds are preparing for low probability of bird flu moving to humans
Source New Mexico via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWASHINGTON — The commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said at a congressional...