The World Health Organisation (WHO) says roughly one preventable death of a woman or a child occurs every seven seconds globally as it kicked off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn ...

Deaths that could have been avoided have significantly risen in the United States over the last decade-plus, an analysis in ...

In Africa, WHO reports that 20 mothers and 120 newborns die every hour, amounting to of 178,000 maternal and 1 million newborn deaths annually. Every seven seconds, somewhere in the world, a ...

CJ’s parents state in the lawsuit that their son’s death was “avoidable” and “preventable,” as Bucknell University was aware that CJ carried a sickle-cell trait during NCAA-mandated ...

The family of Calvin 'CJ' Dickey Jr., who died after his first football practice with the Bucknell University team, are suing ...

While more people than ever are running marathons in the U.S., the risk of dying from a heart attack during a run has fallen ...

An interim audit report reveals that nearly 70% of maternal deaths in Karnataka between April and December 2024 could have ...

“We have the power to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths in our region. Every woman and every baby deserves the highest quality of care to ensure their survival and well-being,” he sai ...

Besides, other risks for mothers and newborns include inadequate 24/7 quality services at Upazila level, inadequate postnatal care at primary healthcare level and unregulated private sector, leading ...

On World Health Day, the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) executive director and another from the regional director called for urgent action to address preventable maternal deaths. Pio Smith, ...

New findings indicate that while the rate of marathon runners who suffer cardiac arrests remained unchanged, their chance for survival is twice what it was in the past. Now, far fewer marathon runners ...