The rate of drug overdose deaths has seen steep declines over the past two years, but a new data tool developed by Northwestern University suggests progress may be stalling.

KFF used 2018-22 data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics to compile maternal deaths and mortality rates. Maternal deaths are defined as deaths of women while pregnant or within 42 ...

After rising for a decade, the cardiac arrest mortality rate in the U.S. is beginning to fall, according to a study published March 9 in The American Journal of Cardiology. Researchers from academic ...

Rates of some cancers, including colorectal, are rising among young adults in the U.S., even as deaths from all forms of the disease decline overall, a new report finds. (Getty Images) Here’s the good ...

New data from the National Vital Statistics System show differences in mortality rates based on sex, race, and comorbidities in the United States. The National Center for Health Statistics’ (NCHS) ...

Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the ...

A new American Cancer Society report reveals deep cancer mortality disparities across the U.S., with rural communities, lower ...

Thursday is Maternal Health Awareness Day, and the United States has higher rates of maternal death than any other high-income nation. Philadelphia has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in ...

Mortality surveillance is an important activity for capturing information on a population’s health. This retrospective surveillance analysis utilizes administrative data sources to describe active ...