The maternal mortality rate has been climbing in the U.S., but that trend is reversing in California, according to The Washington Post.

A study published in Vaccine examined influenza vaccine effectiveness for people with high-risk conditions.

Researchers found overdose mortality rates in the United States reached an estimated 63,632 deaths in 2016, mirroring reports of increased drug overdoses in similar high-income countries, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Two more children at the Wanaque (N.J.) Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation were diagnosed with adenovirus over the weekend of Nov. 11-12, according to northjersey.com.

  Most violent crimes in Atlanta go unreported to the police, according to a study conducted by Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital and the CDC, published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

A patient in Tampa, Fla., died after the ambulance that picked him up broke down, and it took almost an hour to get him to the hospital, according to ABC Action News.

A neonatal intensive care unit nurse's ability to provide high quality care is affected by perceived workload, a factor that goes beyond how many patients are cared for, a study published in JAMA Pediatrics found.

Peter Antevy, MD, medical director for Broward County in Florida, was featured on Scott Pelley's program "60 Minutes" and spoke about emergency response in the wake of recent mass shootings, according to EMS1.com.

In the midst of recent mass shootings, the refugee crisis, local or global epidemics, traumatic events are causing compassion fatigue, which triggers people to become anxious or depressed, according to NPR.

A review of more than 100,000 Yelp reviews found emergency departments are viewed as providing higher care quality but lack in ease of service when compared to urgent care centers, a study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine found.