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An independent review into maternity deaths showed 293 women died during pregnancy and within six weeks of giving birth between 2020 and 2022.
A new study reported Black women and those from deprived areas remained the most severely impacted by maternal mortality.
The number of women dying in the UK during or soon after pregnancy has increased to levels not seen since 2003-05, latest figures show. In 2020-22 there were 13.41 deaths in every 100 000 maternities,1 significantly higher than the maternal death rate of 8.79 deaths per 100 000 in 2017-19 and similar to 2003-05 (13.95 per 100 000). The data, from a collaboration investigation by MBRRACE-UK (Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries), show that even …
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New research found a link between type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer risk in African Americans with low socioeconomic status. The strongest association was detected in participants with recent diabetes diagnosis and without recent colonoscopies.
On Monday, October 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Division of Examinations (“Division”) “released its 2024 examination priorities to inform investors and...