The FDA has received injury and death reports linked to recalled Philips CPAP devices, including incidents of cancer, pneumonia, asthma, infections and other side effects from breathing toxic foam particles released by the machines.
Maternal death rates were highest for Black women, particularly those seeking medical care in Southern states, researchers found.
The use of powerful medications and failures to prevent nursing home falls may be contributing to the rising number of elderly fall-related deaths
Implementing specialized transitional care plans before discharge failed to reduce the rates of unplanned readmissions to the hospital or improve outcomes.
New report focuses on fatalities from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by the use of consumer products, such as portable generators, indicating there were 250 deaths in 2019
Black women have the highest rates of maternal death in the U.S., with nearly 70 deaths out of every 100,000 live births.
This is the latest in a series of portable bed rails which have been recalled in recent years over the risk of entrapment, suffocation and death.
The U.S. is the only wealthy nation where maternal death rates increased, which the report blames on a lack of universal health care and other advantages of other nations.
Native American, Black and Latina women are disproportionately affected by hypertensive disorders, resulting in preventable injuries or deaths, the task force warns
Mortality rates among pregnant women women and new mothers rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, with drug overdoses, accidents, and domestic abuse increasing significantly.
