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Drowning deaths surged during the pandemic — and it was worse among Black people, CDC reports
CBS News· 8 hours agoThe nationwide surge in accidental drowning deaths early during the COVID-19 pandemic was...
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...
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 ...
TB-COVID co-infections increasingly common, tied to worse outcomes, data show
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 7 hours agoThe estimated fatality rate among hospitalized patients with TB-COVID co-infection was 11.4%.
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...
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...
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...
Drownings rose among young children after decades of decline. It's 'highly concerning,' CDC says
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoDrownings among babies and toddlers spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts attribute it to...
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...
American Hospitals are Failing Expectant Mothers. Midwives Offer a Solution.
US News & World Report· 5 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 ...