School counselors reflect on their experience following student deaths
Credit: Mike Peters, Montclair State University When five school counselors who were part of a counseling team were interviewed to ...
Tag: Death/Dying
Global colorectal cancer mortality rates predicted to rise
In the first effort to predict the future burden of colorectal cancer mortality globally, researchers note that colon and rectal ...
Assessments could reduce end-of-life hospital stays for seniors
Better use of standard assessment tools could help long-term care homes identify which new residents are at risk of hospitalization ...
Screening donated blood for Zika not cost-effective
1. Screening all donated blood for Zika virus is not cost-effective in the United States Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-2238 Editorial: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-3527 URLs ...
Opioids fueled a doubling of suicides and overdoses in the US
Turning the tide demands improvements to pain care, mental health care and medication-assisted opioid addiction care, researchers say Suicides and ...
Suicide risk increases significantly following a cancer diagnosis
New research indicates that the risk of suicide increases significantly in the first year following a diagnosis of cancer, and ...
What does 'dead' mean?
Credit: Brainscape 17, by Susan Aldworth, 2006, etching and aquatint, 30 x 25 cms. Private collection/Bridgeman Images Should death be ...
Holocaust survivors had higher rates of chronic conditions, lower rates of death
Bottom Line: Holocaust survivors had higher rates of chronic conditions but lower rates of death than a comparison group of ...
New measure of equality reveals a fuller picture of male well-being
Measurement tool acknowledges the challenges men face that researchers say have been underestimated in some countries Researchers from the University ...
Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumors
Tailoring treatment to men, women may improve survival For decades, scientists have recognized that more males get cancer and die ...
Study details opioid poisoning deaths among children, teens over two decades
Bottom Line: Nearly 9,000 children and adolescents died from opioid poisonings with prescription and illicit drugs between 1999 and 2016 ...
Novel biomarkers & therapeutic targets for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases
The article by Dr. Geoff H. Werstuck et al. is published in Cardiovascular & Hematological Disorders-Drug Targets, Volume 18, Issue ...
Study examines primary drivers of increased hospitalizations of homeless individuals
A homeless individual is one who lacks fixed and reliable housing, and approximately 553,000 people fit that description on any ...
Is program to reduce hospital readmissions associated with a change in patient deaths?
Bottom Line: The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was created under the Affordable Care Act and hospitals face financial penalties for ...