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New study finds link between PFAS exposure and worse health outcomes for infants

The findings show families who got water from wells downstream from a site contaminated with PFAS saw higher rates of infant ...
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Researchers uncover troubling factor that could be linked to infant mortality: 'I don't know if we expected to find effects this big'

"It was there in the data." Researchers uncover troubling factor that could be linked to infant mortality: 'I don't know if we expected to find effects this big' first appeared on The Cool Down.

For the first time this century, child deaths under age 5 will likely rise. Why?

A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.

Bill Gates says: For first time in 25 years, number of child deaths are set to rise; but to be clear, it’s not just the US that’s made cuts; it is that

Global child mortality rates are projected to rise for the first time in 25 years, with an estimated 200,000 additional ...
OPB

Why a new report on child mortality is historic, encouraging — and grim

"There's some good news and then there's some bad news," said Helga Fogstad, the director of health for the United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF. Her team helped produce a new report that marks a ...

Child deaths projected to rise for first time this century, as aid cuts reverse decades of progress

The number of children who die before age 5 is expected to rise for the first time this century, amid sweeping cuts to global health funding by high-income countries, according to a new report from ...
THE WEEK

Why infant mortality is rising

The infant mortality rate in the United States recently rose for the first time in two decades, according to a provisional report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National ...

Report: South Carolina infant mortality rates up by almost 3%

The South Carolina Department of Public Health released its annual report Thursday about infant mortality across the state in 2023.
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SCDPH releases annual report about infant mortality rate

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– An annual report about the infant mortality rate has been released by the SC Department of Public Health. According to the report, South Carolina’s 2023 Infant Mortality ...
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The U.S. infant mortality rate has risen for the first time in 20 years, CDC says

The United States infant mortality rate rose by 3% in 2022, the first increase in 20 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data, released Thursday, ...

Here's Why Bill Gates Blames Donald Trump's 'Gigantic Mistake' For Surge In Child Deaths

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, has criticized the Trump administration for the alarming increase in child mortality rates. Gates attributes this rise to the dissolution of the US Agency for ...

Maharashtra to roll out ‘skill mix’ programme to curb child, maternal deaths

Maharashtra's health department will launch a "skill mix" program to reduce maternal and child mortality by enhancing care at rural hospitals in Pune, Satara, and Solapur.