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Health experts say axing CDC research on maternal health is a 'huge' step backward
Researchers and community workers in Georgia are speaking out against deep cuts to work on maternal and infant mortality that ...
'Nurse Hailey' Okula was a healthy, happy 33-year-old. We need to talk about how she died.
Not long after, Hailey, known as “Nurse Hailey” on Instagram and TikTok, died March 29 from a rare complication known as ...
U.S. fertility rate last year close to record low in 2023, CDC says
The U.S. fertility rate grew by less than 1% -- close to a record low -- as 3,622,673 babies were born in 2024, according to ...
Whooping cough cases have doubled in a year, CDC data shows
Whooping cough cases are more than double those seen at the same time last year, with 8,064 cases recorded nationwide so far ...
Whooping cough on the rise again: What parents need to know in 2025
CDC data shows US whooping cough cases have doubled in 2025 compared to last year, raising concerns over vaccine hesitancy ...
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Risk of Maternal Mortality Is Twice as High in Abortion-Banned States, New Study Says
In 2023, the first full year without Roe, the risk of maternal death in Texas was 155% higher than in California. Hmm, I ...
RFK Jr.’s statements about autism and environmental toxins conflict with ample research
His remarks came after a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on autism’s prevalence among children that found 1 ...
Three bad habits can be hard on health as young as the mid-30s, study finds
Bad habits like smoking, heavy drinking and skipping exercise can start to impact a person's health as early as their mid-30s ...
Alabama doctor discusses Maternal Mortality Rate statistics
A report from the CDC shows fewer women are dying from pregnancy-related causes. However, there are still some sharp ...
New study links diabetes in pregnancy to developmental risks in children
The data from more than 56 million pregnancies was reviewed to examine links between elevated glucose levels and mental ...
Whooping cough cases are twice as high as last year: CDC
Whooping cough cases are rising, and doctors are bracing for yet another tough year. There have been 8,485 cases reported in 2025, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...