U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis Grows, Yet Deaths Seem Preventable Heart conditions are on a long list of reasons why the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any developed country. But death rates are three times higher in Black women. And the troubling irony: An estimated 80% of these deaths are preventable.

Rising Heat Deaths Are Not Just About the Temperature It is unconscionable that in our wealthy country, we let blue-collar workers and the economically disadvantaged needlessly die in oppressive heat.

Increasing speed limits can lead to more crashes and deaths, AAA finds Photo by Robert Nickelsberg / Getty ImagesRaising speed limits leads to more frequent car crashes, while lowering them leads to fewer crashes, a new analysis by AAA concludes. It’s the kind of conclusion that seems obvious on the surface but still needs to be highlighted given how many states seem convinced that raising speed limits can save dri…