Separating mortality data for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults from Asian American adults reveals large differences in how cardiovascular disease affects these populations, according to a new analysis.
Nov 9, 2023
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The overall U.S. fetal mortality rate decreased by 5% between 2021 and 2022, according to a November Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 9, 2023
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Racial inequities in maternal morbidity and mortality persist into the postpartum period, leading to a higher rate of postpartum hospital use among Black and Hispanic people but until now little was understood how to best ...
Nov 6, 2023
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A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that frailty is associated with higher rates of death and major morbidity after surgery.
Nov 6, 2023
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Cystic fibrosis (CF)-related mortality rates declined and the median age of death among CF decedents increased in the United States from 1999 to 2020, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in Scientific Reports.
Oct 3, 2023
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As its name suggests, "life expectancy" measures the average number of years a person would be expected to live from birth, that is calculated as an estimate from the death rates in a population within a given period.
Sep 25, 2023
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Black Americans are 54% more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than White Americans, despite a substantial overall reduction in cardiovascular disease mortality nationwide.
Aug 14, 2023
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People living in rural areas of Aotearoa (the Māori-language name for New Zealand) die at higher rates than those living in main urban centers, new research led by the University of Otago shows.
Jul 13, 2023
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A recent University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study published in The Journal of Rural Health sheds light on Appalachian Kentucky's alarming cancer burden, revealing striking disparities compared to non-Appalachian ...
Jun 20, 2023
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Recent mortality rates decreased for major cancers in most of 47 studied countries, apart from lung cancer in women and liver cancer in men, according to a study published online May 9 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & ...
May 19, 2023
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