Sep 16, 2024 · More than 35% of U.S. counties are ‘maternity care deserts’ More than 2.3 million women of reproductive age live in counties without a single birthing facility or obstetric clinician, according to the March of Dimes’ newly-published 2024 report. The report offers a useful map highlighting the large swaths of the country without these vital services.

Jan 18, 2024 · Rurality isn’t the only issue — Native Americans in Montana die, on average, 17 years younger than the state’s white rural residents. A deep-seated mistrust of the Indian Health Service means community members may avoid getting the care they need.

Nov 8, 2024 · The Center for Health Journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism . 3630 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089. Phone: (213) 821-8824

Apr 1, 2024 · According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the number of juveniles incarcerated in all U.S. adult prisons or jails has declined from a peak of 10,420 in 2008 to a low of 2,250 in 2021.

Jan 12, 2017 · A good example of reporting risks. In our review of a STAT story on new aspirin guidelines, we praised them for using both absolute and relative numbers. Here’s what the story said: In a meta-analysis of the six major randomized trials of aspirin for primary prevention, among more than 95,000 participants, serious cardiovascular events occurred in 0.51 percent of participants taking aspirin ...

The reason athlete fatalities are difficult to track is no state legislature or state athletic association mandates schools report them. In the 10 years following Stringer’s 2001 heat-related death, the NCCSIR discovered 241 deaths of high school athletes, and 200 more in the next 10 years, from 2011-21.. The NCCSIR works closely with the Korey Stringer Institute, which is housed at the ...

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Nov 21, 2024 · Sarah Owermohle is a Washington correspondent at STAT, reporting on the Biden administration’s health goals, federal health policy and politics. She previously covered health policy and the drug industry for Politico and S&P Global Market Intelligence. Before returning to her home state of Virginia, Sarah spent five years in Dubai and Beirut reporting on business, finance, and development in ...

Feb 22, 2010 · Over five days, Colorado Public News examines how Grand Junction, Colo. has emerged as a model of low-cost, high-quality, near-universal healthcare. Part 1 details how health care professionals and leaders have built a system …

Nov 25, 2024 · The country’s variation in life expectancies grew wider during the COVID-19 pandemic, report the authors of a new study published in The Lancet. “Life expectancy in the USA varies by more than 20 years depending on an individual’s race and ethnicity and where they live,” states the report, which divvied up the country into “10 Americas” based on geography, race, income and other ...