An estimated 20,160 people died in motor vehicle traffic accidents in the first half of 2021, according to statistical projection data published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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More than 28 million extra years of human life were lost in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a BMJ study published Nov. 3.
At least 10,000 patients in the U.S. were diagnosed with COVID-19 in a hospital after being admitted for something else, according to an analysis of federal and state records completed for Kaiser Health News and published Nov. 4.
A CDC panel recommended Nov. 3 all US adults under 60 be vaccinated against hepatitis B, ABC reported.
While nearly half of Americans said they are unaware of the concept of social determinants of health, once informed, nearly 60 percent said their communities are facing issues tied to them, according to a study from Anthem.
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After COVID-19 brutally hit the Navajo Nation in the early days of the pandemic, the nation launched an intensive vaccination campaign, reaching a vaccination rate far above the U.S. average. Now, the Navajo are facing yet another surge, and leaders…
Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective at preventing hospitalization among fully vaccinated immunocompromised people, a Nov. 2 CDC study found.
While risk factors linked to suicide, including substance use problems, mental health conditions and financial stress all increased amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall number of suicides in the U.S. fell 3 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to a…
The U.S. lacks a concrete plan to deal with COVID-19 as experts predict it will phase into an endemic, Sarah Zhang wrote for The Atlantic Nov. 1.
Even though congenital syphilis is preventable, 1,870 babies were born with the disease in 2019 and 128 babies died from it, according to a story co-published by ProPublica and NPR.