Excessive bleeding, blood vessel blockages and infections are leading causes of maternal deaths.

The gap in average life expectancy between Black and white Americans shrank significantly in the decades before the COVID-19 ...

The Urban Institute analyzed changes in average life expectancy from 1990–2018 among Black and White people nationally and ...

Sen. Michael Bennet accused Kennedy of making the statement during his Senate confirmation hearing to become the nation's top ...

“The comment that [Kennedy] made about the vaccine schedule, it’s basically scientific racism, which has been debunked,” Dr.

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) on Thursday grilled Department of Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F.

Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary had a particularly tough confirmation hearing—thanks to his own comments.

A research letter published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics shows that long-COVID levels in US kids held steady at low levels in ...

Higher levels of leukocytes -- a form of white blood cell -- are associated with more severe symptoms of long COVID among ...

(HealthDay News) — Three main themes may largely explain COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Black women in the United States: mistrust in health care and government, concerns over vaccine safety, and ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A simple blood test might determine which patients are at risk for long COVID, a new study says. Higher levels of leukocytes – a form of white blood ...