Among those aged 1 to 19, the net difference in mortality rates per 100,000 grew from 4 to just under 6 for firearm deaths.

Newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows New Hampshire has the lowest infant mortality ...

Just over a third of eligible Arkansans participate in federal nutrition assistance aimed at low-income women and children, ...

Local officials are continuing their efforts to reduce the number of Bartholomew County infants who die before their first birthday.

Recent decisions by the National Institutes of Health to cancel research projects focused on Black infant mortality highlight ...

U.S. children face rising mortality and worsening health compared to peers in wealthy nations, according to a new study.

UAMS studies have shown the importance of nutrition programs like WIC to reduce infant and maternal mortality in Arkansas, ...

A team of forensic archaeologists and crime scene experts from across the globe will next week begin excavating and trying to ...

U.S. children have an almost two times higher risk of death compared to children from other high-income nations, according to a study published July 7 in JAMA.  Researchers analyzed mortality ...

A new study in the journal JAMA finds the health of America's children has worsened across several key indicators over the ...