Higher rates of mortality seen among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, with disparities by sex, race and ethnicity, and region.

Immunocompromised status remains a significant risk factor for in-hospital mortality in COVID-19, particularly among patients with pneumonia.

Maternal mortality rates in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in recent years, according to new data ...

A severe case of COVID-19 or the flu could raise the risk of developing lung cancer, according to a new study from the University of Virginia. COVID, flu and ...

CDC data show SARS-CoV-2 and RSV continue to impact younger children and older adults, with significant hospitalization and mortality rates across the US.

Fewer US women died around the time of childbirth in 2024, a government analysis shows, and provisional data suggests the trend may have continued last year. The US Centers for Disease Control and ...

A new CDC analysis shows U.S. maternal deaths keep edging down. On Wednesday, the CDC reported 649 mothers died in 2024 ...

The CDC's 2024 data showed a slight decline in US maternal mortality from 2023, continuing a downward trend after the pandemic.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported that 649 mothers died in 2024 during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. That is down from 669 deaths in 2023, and a ...

After a median follow-up of 13.3 months (95% CI, 9.04-18.69), the median duration of response was 18.1 months, progression ...

Total abortion bans effective by early 2023 were associated with a 1.57% monthly birth-rate increase, approximately 1,210 additional births per month and ~14,500 additional births across 13 states in ...

Nepal, March 5 -- 2003, when severe acute respiratory syndrome-1 (SARS-CoV-1) first emerged in China, it triggered a global alert, including in Nepal. I was then working as a junior medical officer, ...