Pedestrians who are not white ended up in the emergency room for traffic-related injuries at higher rates than white people, according to a new federal report published Thursday. There were more than 137,000 emergency room visits involving a pedestrian injury between January 2021 and December 2023. Asian pedestrians went to the ER 2.23 times more than white people, while Black people went 1.93 times more and Hispanic people 1.7 times more.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is recommending that all pregnant individuals be screened for syphilis three times during pregnancy. The recommendation comes as cases of newborns with