Without complete testing, we will never have definitive numbers on how many died from COVID-19. Death certificates do not always capture truth, the underlying cause of death (UCOD), but they always ...
COVID-19 is no longer a top cause of death for Americans, dropping from fourth place in 2022 to 10th place last year. The disease was listed on 49,928 death certificates in 2023 — down from 186,552 in ...
In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers used provisional data on deaths to examine mortality trends that can inform public health interventions and policies. Provisional data ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the maternal mortality rate in the United States is very high compared to other wealthy countries: About 22.3 maternal deaths per 100 ...
"Results of this study reveal that the pregnancy checkbox explained much of the observed increase in maternal mortality before the COVID-19 pandemic." HealthDay News — Maternal deaths increased ...
We're all going to die someday. Still, how it happens—and when—can point to a historical moment defined by the scientific ...
The addition of the pregnancy checkbox on death certificates in 2003 was responsible for most of the spike in maternal deaths since 2000. However, in 2021, adjusted maternal death rates peaked at ...
LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's total death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 60,000 on Thursday, by the government's preferred measure of deaths within 28 days of a positive test. The UK ...
The Niagara County Health Department on Friday announced the deaths of four people in their 80s and 90s from Covid-19, bringing the county's official tally of virus fatalities to 50. The four were an ...