On Aug. 25, the Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 393 measles cases and two associated deaths from an outbreak that centered on Lancaster County. One death was in a newborn infant. Within a ...

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of post-neonatal infant mortality, but the underlying cause(s) are unclear. A subset of SIDS infants has abnormalities in the neurotransmitter, ...

SUID was the largest single contributor to the Black-White infant mortality gap in 2024 and drove the biggest share of its rise since 2020. After nearly 2 decades of narrowing, the mortality gap ...

An infant's death in Pennsylvania has now been definitively tied to measles. Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni said Friday that a 6-week-old baby from the Amish community died at home on Aug ...

Infant mortality rates dropped to an all-time low in 2025, according to new data from the CDC. The data comes from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System. Estimates for 2025 are based on ...

Every day in America at least 10 babies die suddenly and mysteriously. Yet some of the more than 4,000 victims of sudden infant death each year could be saved if there was a simple national standard ...