Tag: Death/Dying

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine identifies and stratifies the mortality risks by age group, providing ...

Being exposed to life-threatening situations results in less PTSD than seeing others sufferCredit: Thorbjørn Kjosvold / Norwegian Armed Forces We ...

Penn study investigated real-world treatment outcomes among Medicare patients PHILADELPHIA--Many elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC)--who are often ...

Bottom Line: This study, called a meta-analysis, combined the results of 21 randomized clinical trials with about 83,000 patients to ...

Government policy and infrastructure have a substantial impact on hospitalization of older adults, according to a University of Waterloo study. ...

Everyone knows cigarette smoking causes cancer and as a result, prices and advertising are closely regulated to discourage youth from ...

The study, by researchers at Queen's University Belfast, analysed a large cohort of over 469,000 people in the UK, investigated ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Cold weather snaps are followed by a marked increase in fatal opioid overdoses, a new study finds. ...

Decisions to withdraw life support treatments in critically ill patients with severe brain injury are complicated, are based on many ...

ANN ARBOR--A new University of Michigan study challenges a popularized view about what's causing the growing gap between the lifespans ...

Surprised by finding, scientists say this may change locally advanced endometrial cancer care Standard of care has been radiation and ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Overdoses and suicides were among the most common reasons for mothers dying within a year of ...

Cyclosporine, azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil proved to be effective in consolidating and maintaining remission after 10 years follow up Madrid, ...

A new study in JNCI Cancer Spectrum finds that dramatic increases in cancer survival in adolescents and young adults are ...

Cost of current method limits availability and generates harmful waste productsCredit: Howard Berg ST. LOUIS, MO, June 11, 2019 - ...

Groundbreaking peer-reviewed study analyzes health and economic impacts of widespread chemical contamination from agriculture WASHINGTON - Nitrate pollution of U.S. ...

Millennials - young adults in their 20s and 30s - earn less money without a college degree and are more ...

As interest grows in addressing the second leading cause of death for young people, researchers list the most urgent priorities ...

Key takeaways: Lowering blood pressure, reducing sodium intake, and eliminating trans fat could prevent 94 million early deaths around the ...

Bottom Line: Pennsylvania became one of the first states in 2015 to implement a statewide standing order allowing pharmacists to ...