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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(Encyclopedia) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, charitable organization devoted exclusively to health care issues. It was established in 1936 by Robert Wood Johnson (1893–1968), board chairman of the…June 2016: Hundreds Charged with Fraud in U.S. Healthcare Bust
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of June 2016. 1. Shooting on UCLA Campus 2. Paul Ryan Endorses Trump 3. Stanford…Medical College of Pennsylvania
(Encyclopedia) Medical College of Pennsylvania, formerly in Philadelphia; chartered and opened 1850 as the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania; became Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania 1867…Back to Sleep: The Campaign against SIDS
by Elaine Rho Related Links U.S. Public Health ServiceAmerican Academy of PediatricsAssociation of SIDS and Infant Mortality ProgramsSIDS AllianceNational Institute of Child Health and Human…What Poisons Kill the Most People Today?
By Logan Chamberlain Poisons, per the Center for Disease Control, are the leading cause of injury death (sudden death not by disease or deprivation) in the United States. Although everyone has a…Abortions and Abortion Rates
Number of abortionsAbortion occurrence rate1State 19961992 1988 19961992 1988 Alabama 13,826 17,450 18,220 1418.2 18.7 Alaska 2,139 2,370 2,390 1516.5 18.2 Arizona 11,016 20,600 23,070 1124.…Percent of Americans Without Health Insurance by State, 2004–2006
State 2004–2006 Alabama 14.1% Alaska 16.7 Arizona 19.0 Arkansas 17.5…Legal Abortions and Legal Abortion Ratios in the U.S.
According to Selected Characteristics, 1973–2009 Characteristic197319751980198519901995199811999120002 2009 Number of legal abortions reported in thousandsCenters for Disease Control and…National Transplant Data
The following table lists the number of registered patients in the United States who are waiting for transplants, according to type of organ. Registered U.S. Patients Waiting for…Top 20 Causes of Mortality Throughout the World
All countriesRankCauseTotal deaths (in thousands)% of total1.Ischaemic heart disease7,20812.6%2.Cerebrovascular disease5,5099.73.Lower respiratory infections3,8846.84.HIV/AIDS2,7774.95.…