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Tarrant County hospitals implement new program to address high maternal, infant mortality rate
The risks are even higher for people of color. State data shows Tarrant County has the second-highest maternal mortality rate ...
Cancer Mortality Among Black People Declining But Still Higher Than Other Ethnic Groups, Study Finds
A recent ACS study highlights a decline in cancer mortality rates among Black people, but a continued higher cancer burden.
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Birth Rates, Infant Mortality Increased in Abortion Ban States
States that implemented abortion bans had an estimated 0.33 additional infant deaths per 1,000 live births above the expected ...
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Cancer Mortality Rates Still High Among Black Patients, Despite Overall Decline
Black individuals had a 2-fold risk of cancer death related to prostate, myeloma, and stomach cancers compared with White ...
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Black Patients With Cancer Still Have Higher Mortality Rates Than Whites
Cancer mortality has decreased among Black Americans, but they still have elevated mortality rates compared with White ...
Michigan infant mortality rate drops to 6.1%; Doctors say it's still too high
For every 1,000 live births in Michigan, six babies die before their first birthday. This is a decrease, but Michigan has one ...
Infant mortality rate rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Infant mortality rates have increased in states that adopted abortion bans after the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, ...
'New Covid' discovered in bats has a much higher mortality rate, Wuhan scientists warn
Scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have shared warnings of a new strain of Covid found in bats which ...
Study shows cancer mortality rates among Black people declining, but remain higher than other racial/ethnic groups
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released Cancer Statistics for African American and Black People, 2025. According to the report, the cancer mortality rate declined from 1991 to 2022 by 49% and ...
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After Dobbs, the maternal mortality rate is down
Abortion lies, not abortion bans, have caused harm to women, and the maternal mortality rate is actually decreasing.
Infant and maternal mortality rates climb, Ohio data shows
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