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• Five-Decade Study Reveals U.S. Children Face Higher Mortality Rates Than International High-Income Peers

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  A comprehensive analysis by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia indicates that American children have died at higher rates than those in peer nations since the mid-1970s. The r...

• Sepsis Involved in Nearly 20% of U.S. Pediatric Hospital Deaths, National Clinical Study Finds

  Published: Mar 23, 2026

  Section: Health

  A landmark study led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute reveals that sepsis affects 1 in 75 pediatric hospitalizations in the United States, with a mortality rate exceedi...