#infant-mortality

#infant-mortality

Pfas-contaminated drinking water probably greatly increases infant mortality and severe newborn health risks, and cleanup costs are lower than the estimated societal economic harm.

AI regained prominence among top-cited research-hospital papers as COVID-19 waned, while health priorities differ by country wealth and demographics.

Abortion bans and restrictions are associated with higher infant mortality, with a 7.2% rise in states enacting bans after Dobbs v. Jackson.

Life expectancy gains have slowed and current generations are unlikely to reach 100 on average without a major breakthrough extending adult survival.

Cash transfers significantly reduce infant mortality rates in low-income settings, comparable to vaccines and anti-malarials.

Lucy Letby has conflicting narratives about her guilt, either as a murderer or an innocent victim of judicial flaws.

Parents of newborn daughter guilty of manslaughter due to reckless living conditions to avoid social services.