The benefits and costs of current NICU capacity and further growth warrant clinical and policy scrutiny,’ authors of a new ...

According to recent studies, the infant mortality rate now stands at 4.5 per 1,000 for boys and ... It reflects the quality of perinatal care, access to healthcare services, and family living ...

Black Americans, including infants and children, have persistent excess mortality relative to White Americans, according to a ...

Avoidable mortality is increasing in the United States and decreasing in comparator countries, according to a study published ...

Avoidable mortality has increased in the U.S. for more than a decade, contrasting decreases seen in many other high-income countries, according to a study published March 24 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health are disrupting years of research and throwing a wrench in career plans.