"Ninety-day mortality" after lung cancer treatment is a commonly used indicator of a radiotherapy facility quality, but without systematic study. This retrospective cohort study of 18,355 Dutch ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers analyzed nine mortality indicators on a global scale, starting from 1990 and projecting to 2030, to understand concepts of convergence ...

Mortality data and cause of death analysis constitute essential components of epidemiological surveillance and public health policy. By examining the completeness and accuracy of death registration ...

Maternal mortality rates in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in recent years, according to new data ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A greater waist-calf circumference ratio was associated with an increased risk for all-cause and cause-specific ...

March 23, 2005 — Communities with more primary care physicians have lower mortality rates, according to a new study, confirming the advantages of wide access to primary healthcare services. What's ...

The World Mortality Report 2017, prepared by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), provides an overview of the patterns, levels and trends ...

Total RHTP allocations varied widely ($147M–$281M) and did not track state rural population size, yielding extreme per–rural-resident differences across baseline and variable components. Higher ...

NEW DELHI: India has witnessed a significant improvement in key maternal and child health indicators between 2014 and 2021, according to a health ministry statement. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) ...