Death/Dying

Many individuals cite prescription opioids as their gateway to illicit opioid use. However, while prescription opioids are involved in more than one-third of all opioid overdose deaths in the U.S., examining any correlation between…

Bottom Line: This study examined the association between pharmaceutical company marketing of opioids to physicians and subsequent death from prescription opioid overdoses across U.S. counties. The study, which analyzed industry marketing…

Findings of a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine will enable more targeted screening and prevention efforts for youth at greater suicide riskCredit: American Journal of Preventive Medicine Ann Arbor, January 17, 2019…

Scientists say they can predict whether a person can expect to live longer or die sooner than average, by looking at their DNA. The team has analysed the combined effect of genetic variations that influence lifespan to produce a scoring…

New research has found a common genetic factor that confers a significant risk of atypical heart attacks in women New research published by teams from Leicester, UK and Paris, France in collaboration with international partners from the US…

a) Melanoma incidence per 100,000 (darker states indicate higher incidence of melanoma) Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. While the number of cases diagnosed is on the rise, the overall survival rate has…

Hershey, Pa -- People with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. In a study using data on more than eight million cancer…

Credit: Lancaster University Missing GP appointments is associated with early death, and those with long-term mental health conditions are at particular risk. Dr Ross McQueenie led the study from the University of Glasgow along with…

Vitamin D supplements have been found to reduce the risk of potentially fatal lung attacks in some chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London. The findings add to a…

Credit: MLU Of the 4.3 million cardiovascular deaths in Europe in 2016, 2.1 million were the result of poor nutrition. The 28 EU member states account for around 900,000, Russia for 600,000 and the Ukraine for 250,000 of these deaths.…