Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100,000 grew from 4 to just under 6 for firearm deaths.

U.S. children face rising mortality and worsening health compared to peers in wealthy nations, according to a new study.

Newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows New Hampshire has the lowest infant mortality ...

Health departments have cut staff and reorganized programs as they try to adapt to the state's 70% funding cut.

Expanding awareness of the WIC program and improving access to WIC-approved foods could help boost maternal and infant health in Arkansas, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for ...

Cradle Cincinnati – a nonprofit focused on reducing infant mortality – is starting work to expand its model to other Ohio ...

But now is not the time to retreat into our homes to "protect" our children, pediatrician Dr. Christopher Forrest told ...

Oklahoma Senate leader approves 73 interim studies on issues from SNAP limits and school choice to health, infrastructure and ...

Black infants died at a rate of 10.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, the CDC said. Infant mortality rates remained relatively unchanged from 2022 to 2023, but racial and ethnic disparities still ...

Recent decisions by the National Institutes of Health to cancel research projects focused on Black infant mortality highlight ...

Madhya Pradesh continues to grapple with alarming maternal and newborn mortality rates, placing it among the most challenged ...