New Study Finds Likely Driver of COVID-19 Deaths – Dispels Previous Theories
A buildup of coronavirus in the lungs is likely behind the steep mortality rates seen in the pandemic, a new study finds. The results contrast…
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Staying Home, Limiting Contagion Hubs – Including Hospitals, Schools, and Workplaces – May Curb COVID-19 Deaths
New study uses novel statistics to understand why some regions in Italy were hit harder than others during the first wave of the pandemic. Staying…
Extra 267,000 Infant Deaths in 2020 as a Result of COVID-19 Economic Downturn
Figures correspond to nearly 7% more than expected, show World Bank economist estimates. An extra 267,000 infants will likely have died in 2020 in low…
More Carbon Emissions Will Kill More People – Here’s How Many
A new metric accounting for future climate-related deaths could greatly multiply the “social cost of carbon.” A just-published study coins a new metric: the “mortality…
Survival for Babies Born With a Birth Defect Varies Dramatically – A “Post-code Lottery”
Survival for a baby born with a birth defect — otherwise known as a congenital anomaly — is a “post-code lottery,” according to scientists from…
We Cannot Cheat Aging and Death: New Insights Into “Invariant Rate of Aging Hypothesis”
New study finds fresh evidence for our inevitable death. A study led by Fernando Colchero, University of Southern Denmark and Susan Alberts, Duke University, North…
Trouble Sleeping? You’re at Higher Risk of Dying, Especially if You Have Diabetes
Those with diabetes, frequent sleep problems were 87% more likely to die in following 9 years. Having trouble falling or staying asleep may leave you…
US Deaths Normally Change Less Than 2% Each Year – In 2020 With COVID, They Rose a Staggering 22.9%
Black Americans experienced highest per capita excess death rates, while regional surges contributed to higher excess death rates from COVID-19 and other causes, a VCU-led…
Human Migration Patterns Over the Last 500 Years Connected to Vitamin D Deficiencies Today
A new study in the Oxford Economic Papers finds that migration flows the last 500 years from high sunlight regions to low sunlight regions influence contemporary health…
The One Day of the Year to Avoid Surgery – 23% Higher Mortality Risk
Study shows higher mortality rates for those needing emergency procedures on their surgeon’s birthday. Older people who undergo emergency surgeries on their operating surgeon’s birthday…
Infant Mortality in the US Remains High – Here’s How to Save Lives
Increasing state and local funding for environmental, educational, and social services may lower infant mortality among those at highest risk, particularly among infants born to…
Coronavirus Deaths Are Not Fake: Total Deaths Recorded During the Pandemic Far Exceed Those Attributed to COVID-19
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.,…
New Study Makes Clear: Meat Isn’t Good for You
Eating Red Meat and Processed Meat Hikes Heart Disease, Death Risk Eating red meat, processed meat or poultry raises risk of cardiovascular disease Eating meat…
Yale Study Shows No Link between Hospital Readmissions and Death Rates
New research from Yale University shows that many health institutions do well on mortality and readmission and that performance on one does not dictate performance…
Lower Mortality Risk for Overweight People
A new report on nearly three million people found that people whose BMI ranked them as overweight had less risk of dying than people of…