Medical Marijuana? Cancer Patients Use Less Cannabis Than General Public
Study shows that between 2013-2018, as many states were legalizing recreational marijuana, cancer patients continued to abstain in large numbers. Last month, three states –…
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COVID-19 Pandemic Drives “Massive” Decrease in US Life Expectancy – Largest Decrease Since World War II
COVID-19 has widened the life expectancy gap across racial groups and between the US and peer countries. U.S. life expectancy decreased by 1.87 years between…
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…
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.,…
35% of Excess Deaths in Early Months of Pandemic Tied to Causes Other Than COVID-19
Since COVID-19’s spread to the United States earlier this year, death rates in the U.S. have risen significantly. But deaths attributed to COVID-19 only account…
Newly Discovered Protein Offers Vast Potential for Cancer Treatment
An international team of researchers has discovered a new protein called ceramide-1 phosphate transport protein (CPTP) that has the potential to aid in the treatment…