When Is Dead Really Dead? Results From the Largest International Study of Its Kind
The death prediction and physiology after removal of therapy study (DePPaRT study) A new international study, led by Dr. Sonny Dhanani of the CHEO Research…
The death prediction and physiology after removal of therapy study (DePPaRT study) A new international study, led by Dr. Sonny Dhanani of the CHEO Research…
Spiritualist mediums might be more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences early in life, according to new research. This might explain why…
Findings may relate to underuse, overuse, or even misuse, say researchers. There’s a 7-fold unexplained variation in rates of euthanasia across The Netherlands, reveals an…
Public largely unaware of potential safety hazards. Swallowing alcohol-based hand sanitizer can kill, warns an analysis of two such deaths identified in coroners’ reports, and…
Fewer New Yorkers are dying from the coronavirus than health experts had anticipated, a new study shows. Regional death rates have dropped from the highs…
A large, international study of COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke, and cancer can increase a…
States that reopened sooner, such as Texas, Arizona, and Florida, experienced summer surges, report says. For every two deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S.,…
Researchers suggest ways to address challenges associated with measuring direct and indirect deaths attributable to COVID-19 pandemic. Estimating deaths from COVID-19 based on death certificate…
UC Berkeley demographers calculate pandemic’s impact on US lifespan based on projected mortality rates. With over 170,000 COVID-19 deaths to date, and 1,000 more each…
Findings suggest that national estimates of opioid overdose burden may be grossly underestimated. A 7-year comprehensive study of deaths attributed to out of hospital cardiac…
Life expectancy in the United States has been in decline for the first time in decades, and public health officials have identified a litany of…
According to a new report, rock and pop stars die young. Many of them die from drug overdoses, AIDS, or drunk-driving accidents. The study found…
Examining the substantial variations in mortality rates from heart attack patients in hospitals across the United States led Yale researchers to find relatively inexpensive strategies…
Some spiders, like Black Widows, eat their mates after sex. New research shows that male orb-web spiders make this sacrifice for the health of their…
It was previously thought that Ötzi the iceman’s last hours consisted of him being caught and killed after a grueling chase, but new evidence suggests…
Will Medical Examiners be replaced by technology? A new study conducted by British researchers indicates that screening bodies with full-body computed tomography (CT) or magnetic…