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Fortunefinance4 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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New York Postworld29 days ago
CDC Reports 25% Rise in Tick-Bite Emergency Visits in April
Emergency department visits for tick bites rose more than 25% nationwide in April compared with the same period last year. The CDC estimates roughly 31 million Americans are bitten by ticks annually, and the number of tick-borne illnesses is increasing.
newser.comworld39 days ago
U.S. Overdose Deaths Fall for Third Straight Year
Preliminary CDC data shows about 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2025, a 14 percent decline from the prior year. This marks the longest decline in overdose deaths in decades, with reductions seen across fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine. Deaths fell in most state…
news24.comworld4 days ago
South Carolina Ends 997-Case Measles Outbreak After Six Months of Containment
South Carolina public health officials declared an end to a measles outbreak that infected 997 people over six months. The state marked 42 days without new cases, though pockets of low immunity persist. Nationwide, over 1,700 measles cases have been confirmed this year amid multi…