Mortality caused by heatwaves in China has increased since 1979
Since the beginning of the summer in 2022, China has been sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades. A number of ...
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Mass mortality events linked to marine heatwaves could become the new norm in the Mediterranean Sea
An international team of researchers led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has proven that, between 2015 and ...
US youth firearm mortality increases over the past decade; trends differ significantly across states
Philadelphia, July 19, 2022 – Not a day goes by without reports of more tragic incidents of gun violence against ...
Association between pandemic, insurance-based disparities in mortality after major surgery
About The Study: In this study of nearly 3 million adults undergoing major surgery, the pandemic was not associated with greater ...
Increasing maternal age, obesity and Caesarean section rates could be reasons why maternal mortality is no longer falling in the UK
New research from Scotland published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) shows the increased risk of severe ...
Apgar scores discriminate the risk of infant mortality after birth less well in certain racial groups – including Black infants – than in White babies
In your coverage, please use this URL to provide access to the freely available paper in PLOS Medicine: Credit: Solen ...
Access to hep C treatment reducing morbidity and mortality among people who inject drugs
1. Access to hep C treatment reducing morbidity and mortality among people who inject drugs With continued testing, treatment, and ...
Death of a family member may increase heart failure mortality risk
Heart failure patients experiencing grief or in mourning following the loss of a close family member are at an increased ...
Association of ‘weekend warrior,’ Other leisure-time physical activity patterns with mortality
About The Study: This study of more than 350,000 adults in the United States did not find any significant difference ...
Maternal mortality jumped during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts have taken a disproportionate toll on American mothers who were pregnant or just gave ...
Risk factors associated with postoperative mortality in children undergoing tonsillectomy
About The Study: Discharge data from five states were used to evaluate postoperative mortality rates in children undergoing tonsillectomy overall ...
Researchers develop a comprehensive atlas of disease mortality
A detailed collection of mortality estimates for diseases, disorders and external factors is publishing on June 16th in the open ...
Preventing maternal deaths – how anaesthetists are working to drive down preventable maternal mortality in the UK
**Note this presentation is being made at the Euroanaesthesia Congress in Milan, 4-6 June. Please credit the congress if using ...
Study reveals COVID-19 mortality rate five times higher among labor, retail and service workers
TAMPA, Fla. (June 2, 2022) – A new study reveals that 68 percent of COVID-19 deaths during the first year of ...
New study shows racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular mortality among cancer survivors
A new large national study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows the mortality risk from cardiovascular ...
Global, regional, national incidence, mortality of neonatal preterm birth
About The Study: Data from the Global Burden of Disease study were used to determine changes in the incidence and ...
Association of zip code vaccination rate with COVID-19 mortality in Chicago
About The Study: The findings in this study of 2.6 million Chicago residents suggest that zip codes with low vaccination ...
Comparing cancer-related spending, mortality rates in high-income countries
About The Study: Researchers found in this study of 22 high-income countries that cancer care spending in 2020 was not associated ...
Examining association of registered nurse staffing with mortality risk of older patients with sepsis
About The Study: The results of this analysis of 1,958 acute care hospitals and 702,000 patients suggest that hospitals that provide ...
High cost of cancer care in the U.S. doesn’t reduce mortality rates
While the U.S. spends twice as much on cancer care as the average high-income country, its cancer mortality rates are ...
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Experts optimistic about converting coal plants to production of clean geothermal energy
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Order up: new study reveals importance of liquid structural ordering in crystallization
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Study finds second primary lung cancer is 4 percent and as high as 8 percent among surgery patients
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United Kingdom-based smoking cessation program reports that 30 percent of support in a lung cancer screening program: the Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking Study (YESS)
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NELSON trial protocol more sensitive than NLST and may increase the benefits of lung cancer screening, while reducing unnecessary follow-up procedures
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Sub-lobar surgery for peripheral non-small cell lung cancer non-inferior to lobectomy