Rail union wants new rules to improve conductor training in the wake of 2 trainee deaths
The nation's largest railroad union wants federal regulators to do more to ensure conductors are properly trained in the...
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Former respiratory therapist in Missouri sentenced in connection with patient deaths
A former Missouri respiratory therapist who pleaded guilty in the deaths of two hospital patients has been sentenced to...
Two Connecticut deaths linked to bacteria found in raw shellfish
Connecticut's health department says two residents have died this summer from infections linked to a bacteria found in r...
US maternal deaths more than doubled over two decades in unequal proportions for race and geography
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled i...
Animal sedative adds new suffering to opioid drug crisis, but is it driving up deaths?
A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis
'Keep them alive': More states legalize fentanyl test strips to combat surging opioid deaths
A growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unw...
Recalled pillows linked to 10 infant deaths still being sold on Facebook Marketplace, US agency says
Federal safety regulators are urging consumers to stop using baby pillows that have been linked to 10 infant deaths but...
US drug overdose deaths slightly increased in 2022, CDC says
Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. rose slightly in 2022
Racial gap in US stroke deaths widened during pandemic
The longstanding racial gap in U.S. stroke death rates widened dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic
US traffic deaths drop slightly in 2022 but still a 'crisis'
The number of people killed on U.S. roadways decreased slightly last year, but government officials said the 42,795 peop...
