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Infant Deaths
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Fortunefinance26 days agoUpdated
U.S. infant mortality rate reaches record low of 5.4 per 1,000 live births in 2025
Provisional government data show the rate declined from 5.5 in 2024 and 5.6 in 2023, with roughly 700 fewer infant deaths than the prior year.
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medpagetoday.comscience69 days ago
U.S. Infant Vitamin K Shot Refusals Rise to 5 Percent in 2024
National data shows the rate of newborns not receiving the vitamin K injection at birth reached 5 percent in 2024, a 77 percent increase since 2017. Medical records document cases of vitamin K deficiency bleeding resulting in infant deaths and brain injuries in multiple states. H…
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Bereaved Families Urge Expansion of Sussex Baby Deaths Review Before Meeting with Health Secretary
Bereaved parents have warned the health secretary that an inquiry into nine preventable infant deaths at University Hospitals Sussex NHS foundation trust will fail to identify key lessons due to its narrow scope. They are calling for the review to include over 60 additional cases…
Nbc Newsscience95 days ago
Study Documents Internal Conflict and Lethal Attacks in Uganda's Ngogo Chimpanzee Community
Researchers observed a large chimpanzee group in Uganda's Kibale National Park split into two factions starting in 2015, leading to coordinated attacks by one subgroup on the other. The western subgroup conducted 24 attacks from 2018 to 2022, resulting in at least seven adult mal…