Amid Suffering in 2023, Humans Still Made Progress Child mortality and extreme poverty appear to have reached record lows in the history of civilization.
A Simple Way to Save Premature Babies Waiting two minutes to sever the umbilical cord after birth raises the chances that a premature infant will survive, new research shows.
Infant Deaths Have Risen for the First Time in 20 Years The increases were particularly stark among babies born to Native American, Alaska Native and white mothers in 2022. Rates among Black infants remained highest of all.
British Nurse, Lucy Letby, Convicted of Killing Seven Newborns The nurse, Lucy Letby, was also found guilty of the attempted murders of six babies, ending a yearslong case that has haunted England.
To Fix Health Care, We Need to Look Beyond Medicine We can start by expanding access to care, but we also need to look beyond medicine and address harmful behaviors and poverty.