Black infant mortality rate more than double the rate among white infants: CDC

(NEW YORK) -- Infant mortality rates remained relatively unchanged from 2022 to 2023, but racial and ethnic disparities still persist, new provisional federal data released early Thursday finds.The U.S. provisional infant mortality rate in 2023 was 5.61 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, unchanged...

3% of US high schoolers identify as transgender, CDC survey shows

(WASHINGTON) -- A first-of-its-kind survey has found that 3.3% of U.S. high school students identified as transgender in 2023, with another 2.2% identified as questioning.The first nationally representative survey from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also highlights the multiple health disparities...

HPV vaccine coverage has dropped among teens since 2020, CDC report finds

(NEW YORK) -- The percentage of teenagers who were up to date on their human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines has fallen dramatically since 2020, according to new federal data released Thursday.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently recommends children from ages 11 to...