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Fewer NC children dying at the hands of a parent or caregiver, new report shows

NC Health News

The second study, in 2012, examined data from 2001 to 2010. Vitaglione said society can provide added supports to prevent the types of deaths he studied in his reportthings like higher wages, paid family leave, access to reproductive health care, and a greater attentiveness to our neighbors in stress. percent, to 1.9

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Overdose is New York City's leading cause of pregnancy-associated death, Health Department says

HEALTHBEAT

The Health Department defines a pregnancy-associated death as a death from any cause during pregnancy or within one year from the end of pregnancy. The department has conducted surveillance of those deaths since 2001, releasing annual data, as well as five-year reports from the Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

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Underreported twin health crises: Gun violence and maternal mortality

Association of Health Care Journalists

Researchers from Connecticut and Texas collected data from 2001 to 2005 on young women ages 14 to 25 attending OBGYN clinics in two U.S. Lower age, increased risk Mothers under the age of 25 are also at high risk of intimate partner violence, one study found.

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Weekly Health Digest: E. coli, Bird Flu, Rising Plan B Orders, Pancreatic Cancer Worries, U.S. Vaccinations, South Asian Air Pollution

Exploring Health

Wisp, a telehealth provider that typically prescribes over 5,000 medications weekly for reproductive health, saw an unprecedented spike in orders receiving 10,000 requests the day after the election alone. A study published early this week, however, suggests this statistic was overblown.