Diabetes-related deaths hit all-time high in NYC
NEW YORK - Health officials say diabetes-related deaths in New York City have hit a record high, though the death rate is below the national average.
View ArticleCincy hospitals partner to fight infant deaths
CINCINNATI - Five hospitals and city and county leaders in Cincinnati are joining together to reduce the region's high rate of infant deaths.
View ArticleFlorida hits lowest rate ever for infant mortality
TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida's infant mortality rate is at an all-time low.
View ArticleLatest bird flu strain 'kills more than a third'
LONDON - More than a third of patients infected with a new strain of bird flu died after being admitted to the hospital earlier this year, Chinese researchers report in a new study.
View ArticleNC Racial Justice repeal leaves questions in wake
RALEIGH, North Carolina - With the repeal of North Carolina's Racial Justice Act after just four years on the books, it's uncertain how quickly the state will resume executions or what the legacy will...
View ArticleBreast cancer efforts make headway in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS - Sharon Bradley was going in for a biopsy to determine if a mass discovered on her mammogram was cancerous. She had just lost her job as a home-health aide and had no insurance. She was...
View ArticleUK Markey Cancer Center gains NCI designation
The University of Kentucky's cancer center received a significant boost in status Friday by winning designation as a National Cancer Institute facility, giving the Bluegrass state new clout in its...
View ArticleNew focus put on Ohio's high infant-mortality rate
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio's infant-mortality rate is one of the worst in the nation, and a new effort will focus on trying to improve it, state health officials said.
View ArticleHealth chief: Infant mortality rate 'horrible'
EAST CHICAGO, Indiana - Indiana's health commissioner says the state's high infant mortality rate is "horrible" and needs to be addressed.
View ArticleUK releases data on heart surgery program
LEXINGTON, Kentucky - The University of Kentucky has reversed course and released records showing the death rates in a children's heart surgery program that was suspended last fall during an internal...
View ArticleAnalysis shows overall NY hospital care improving
ALBANY, New York - A new analysis of New York hospital data showed a reduction in surgical death rates and improvements in treating serious illnesses over a decade despite higher post-surgical...
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Dominican traffic death rate among world's highest
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - High school student Adonis Tineo lay motionless in an overflowing emergency room on a recent afternoon after slamming his motorcycle into a truck laden with rice as...
View ArticleHumane Society investigating Portland Aquarium
PORTLAND, Oregon - The Oregon Humane Society is investigating deaths of more than 200 marine animals at the recently opened Portland Aquarium.
View ArticleAgency: Kansas infant mortality rate up slightly
TOPEKA, Kansas - Kansas health officials say the state's infant mortality rate has edged higher.
View ArticleOklahoma infant mortality rate declines in 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma's infant mortality rate is declining but remains above the national rate.
View ArticleOhio Senate panel examines infant mortality issue
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Senators on an Ohio legislative panel are visiting hospitals and health centers as part of a series of hearings on infant mortality.
View ArticleDrug overdose deaths in New Mexico decline in 2012
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - Overall drug overdose deaths in New Mexico are dropping but fatal prescription drugs overdoses are up, state health officials announced Tuesday.
View ArticleUN: 6.6 million children under 5 died last year
LAGOS, Nigeria - Childhood death rates around the world have halved since 1990 but an estimated 6.6 million children under the age of 5 still died last year, the U.N. children's agency said Friday.
View ArticleHealth officials report drop in infant mortality
JACKSON, Mississippi - State health officials say Mississippi's infant mortality rate is declining.
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