Two more deaths following high-rise fire in Berlin

A 26-year-old woman and her 5-year-old child have died following a high-rise fire in the east of Berlin earlier in the week, ...
NPR

U.S. life expectancy hits a new high as deaths from overdoses and COVID fall

An American born in 2024 can expect to live to age 79, on average, an increase of more than half a year from 2023, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics released ...
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Whooping cough deaths rise in the US as infections stay above pre-pandemic levels

Whooping cough deaths are rising in the US, as the country sees a surge in the infection. So far, tens of thousands have been infected, with at least 13 people dead from the bacterial infection this ...
Healio

Laws restricting abortions linked to rise in 'abhorrently high' maternal mortality rates

Rising state-level abortion restrictions in the United States were linked to a similar, parallel rise in maternal deaths from 2005 to 2023, according to research presented at The Pregnancy Meeting.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

8 more flu deaths reported in Arkansas as level of flu activity rises to ‘high’

Eight flu deaths were reported in Arkansas over an 11-day span as the overall level of flu activity in the state rose to "high," according to the state Department of Health. An online flu dashboard ...