A “Mortality Gap” – Republicans Are Dying at a Higher Rate Than Democrats
A slowdown in mortality improvements among white Americans residing in Republican counties between 2001 and 2019 was a major factor in the rise in the…
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No, Exercise Can’t Make Up for a Bad Diet
A new study investigates whether high levels of exercise can make up for a poor diet. According to a recent study, increased physical activity does…
Adding This Seasoning to Your Food Is Linked to 28% Increased Risk of Dying Prematurely
According to new research published in the European Heart Journal, people who always add salt to their food have a 28% increased risk of dying…
New Research: COVID-19 Vaccines Saved 20 Million Lives Worldwide in the First Year
First modeling study to quantify the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on a global scale estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths…
This Simple 10 Second Balance Test Can Tell if Your Risk of Death Is Double
The inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in mid to later life is linked to a near doubling in risk of death….
Eating Red Meat Associated With an Increased Risk of Death
Researchers suggest limiting the consumption of ultra-processed meals and red meat to increase longevity According to experts at Loma Linda University Health, high intake of…
Cutting Air Pollution Emissions Would Save 50,000 U.S. Lives and $600 Billion Each Year
Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600…
Feelings of Physical Fatigue Predict Death in Older Adults
How fatigued certain activities make an older person feel can predict the likelihood death is less than three years away, according to research published today…
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…
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…
