Death/Dying

Substantial reductions in maternal and child mortality reveal 'dramatic shift' from communicable to chronic conditions; Top risk factors are high blood pressure, smoking, high-sodium diet, and outdoor air pollution Top risk factors are…
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A large-scale study from The University of Toledo of young African Americans who have attempted or died by suicide suggests there is a greater need for mental health services in urban school districts, and that we need to do a better job…
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A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine identifies and stratifies the mortality risks by age group, providing valuable insights for guiding prevention and treatment effortsCredit: Jenna Forehand, MD, MPH Ann…
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Being exposed to life-threatening situations results in less PTSD than seeing others sufferCredit: Thorbjørn Kjosvold / Norwegian Armed Forces We usually think that trauma from war is related to the fact that soldiers have been under…
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Penn study investigated real-world treatment outcomes among Medicare patients PHILADELPHIA--Many elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC)--who are often underrepresented in clinical trials to treat the kidney…
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Bottom Line: This study, called a meta-analysis, combined the results of 21 randomized clinical trials with about 83,000 patients to look at whether vitamin D supplementation was associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease…
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Government policy and infrastructure have a substantial impact on hospitalization of older adults, according to a University of Waterloo study. The study examined the experiences of 254,664 patients in home-care programs and 162,045…
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Everyone knows cigarette smoking causes cancer and as a result, prices and advertising are closely regulated to discourage youth from starting. But another cancer risk, indoor tanning, which has been shown to cause melanoma, lags in…
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The study, by researchers at Queen's University Belfast, analysed a large cohort of over 469,000 people in the UK, investigated the association between oral health conditions and the risk of a number of gastrointestinal cancers, including…
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Cold weather snaps are followed by a marked increase in fatal opioid overdoses, a new study finds. A research team led by Brandon Marshall, an associate professor of epidemiology at Brown University's School of…
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Decisions to withdraw life support treatments in critically ill patients with severe brain injury are complicated, are based on many factors, and are usually made by critical care physicians and families in the intensive care unit. A…
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ANN ARBOR--A new University of Michigan study challenges a popularized view about what's causing the growing gap between the lifespans of more- and less-educated Americans--finding shortcomings in the widespread narrative that the United…
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Surprised by finding, scientists say this may change locally advanced endometrial cancer care Standard of care has been radiation and chemo for locally advanced endometrial cancer Chemotherapy was as effective as combined therapy…
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - Overdoses and suicides were among the most common reasons for mothers dying within a year of giving birth in California, according to a new study from Michigan State University and the University of California,…
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