Death/Dying

What The Study Did: Excess deaths in New York during the peak of the 1918 influenza pandemic were compared with those during the initial period of the COVID-19 outbreak in this study. Authors: Jeremy S. Faust, M.D., M.S., of Brigham and…

According to a new study, mortality rates from the most common lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), have fallen sharply in the United States in recent years, due primarily to recent advances in treatment. The study was led…

Credit: © mission Beisamoun The gender of the human remains found inside a cremation pyre pit in Beisamoun, Israel remains unknown. What is known is that the individual was a young adult injured by a flint projectile several months…

New Haven, Conn. -- Mental stress and anger may have clinical implications for patients with heart failure according to a new report published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure. Heart failure is a life-threatening cardiovascular disease…

Trials need more people of color to generalize results to larger US population Despite disproportionately higher rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death among people of color, minority groups are significantly…

While infant mortality rates (IMR) decreased overall from 2007 to 2015 in California, disparities in infant death rates have increased in some groups, including among obese mothers, those who smoke and African American women, according to…

Study reveals major COVID-19 collateral impact on maternal care and neonatal outcomes COVID-19 response has resulted in major reductions in health facility births in Nepal and widened inequalities, with significantly increased…

An analysis of cervical cancers in Ugandan women has uncovered significant genomic differences between tumours caused by different strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), signifying HPV type may impact cervical cancer characteristics and…

Lessons from early peak state of Michigan could inform hospitals in other areas; more studies needed on how visitor limits and remote communication affect patients, families & care teams Four months ago, Michigan glowed red on COVID-19…

Evidence-based guidelines to help tailor treatment for older people with blood cancer (WASHINGTON, August 6, 2020) -- Today, ASH published new guidelines to help older adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and their health care…

Credit: University of Oklahoma OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. - The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has been awarded a five-year, $38 million grant to lead and expand a national program dedicated to suicide prevention. The…

As part of an international collaboration, researchers from Aarhus University and University of Leicester have succeeded in developing a dynamic 3D CT scanning method that shows what happens inside the body during simulated heart…

The only way to allocate health resources fairly during COVID-19 As cases of COVID-19 rise around the world, there has been a surge in the hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients in the United States, India and Brazil. Many are concerned…

People who live in blue states are living longer, and the gap is widening Could where you live dictate how long you live? New research at Syracuse University's Maxwell School, published today in the Milbank Quarterly, shows Americans who…

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The next frontier in neurointerventional surgery, including advances in stroke triage and management, innovations in artificial intelligence and robotics in endovascular surgery, new findings on racial disparities in…

Researchers in China identified four key population categories useful in guiding COVID-19 public health policies aimed at minimizing the spread of the disease and reducing fatalities. The team, led by Dr. Baoguo Jiang of the Department of…

Two reports: Pain of discrimination can be greater than will to live; reframing can helpCredit: University of Houston In this age of racial reckoning, new research findings indicate that racial discrimination is so painful that it…

Credit: UVA Health African-Americans have up to three times the risk of dying from strokes as people of European descent, yet there has been little investigation of if and how genetic variants contribute to their elevated stroke…

Trend reverses progress over several generations, study finds COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a reversal of trends, American baby boomers scored lower on a test of cognitive functioning than did members of previous generations, according to a new…

A new study published today in Lancet Public Health has found that front-line healthcare workers with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) have a three-fold increased risk of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test, compared to the general…