'Excess deaths' are surging among young adults, study finds. Experts say it's not just drug overdoses.
Americans are dying in young adulthood at alarming, and rising, rates, according to a new study published in JAMA Network ...
Racial gap widened in deaths among US moms around the time of childbirth
Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023.
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Rising deaths in early-aged adults suggests ‘possibility of a worsening mortality crisis’
Mortality among adults aged 25 to 44 years rose significantly between 2011 and 2023 compared with trends in the early 2000s, ...
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Early Adult Death Rising in the US: Pre- and Postpandemic Trends
Early adult death in the US has significantly increased since 2010, with mortality rates exceeding prepandemic levels, even ...
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US overdose deaths far outpace other countries: Report
But those deaths began to rise again in 2019 and shot up during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Overdose deaths ...
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US leads world in overdose deaths: CDC
According to the latest CDC Monthly Provisional Drug Overdose Counts report, the U.S. continues to lead the world in overdose fatalities, with more than 100,000 deaths recorded in 2023.