(HealthDay)—From 2000 to 2018, there were increases in suicide rates among persons aged 10 to 24 years, according to the Sept. 11 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Sep 11, 2020
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The COVID-19 death toll is reported every day by state and federal governments. These numbers are often used, alongside case numbers, to assess how public health policies are faring in controlling the pandemic, and to gage ...
Sep 9, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Use of medical marijuana is associated with fewer hospitalizations among patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a study published online Aug. 13 in Blood Advances.
Sep 8, 2020
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not "backpedal" on the number of deaths caused by COVID-19, reducing the figure from nearly 154,000 to just over 9,000, as social media posts claimed.
Sep 1, 2020
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A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, identifies emerging patterns in the rate of and age at premature death from alcoholic (alcohol-associated) liver disease (ALD) in the United ...
Aug 27, 2020
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Dementia may be an underlying cause of nearly three times more deaths in the U.S. than official records show, according to a new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study.
Aug 24, 2020
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Texas surpassed 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Monday as the lingering toll of a massive summer outbreak continues, and health experts expressed concerns that recent encouraging trends could be fragile as schools begin ...
Aug 18, 2020
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The British government on Wednesday changed the way it compiles coronavirus deaths, a move that reduced the country's official death toll by more than 5,000.
Aug 12, 2020
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In order to earn certification in general surgery, residents in the United States need to demonstrate proficiency in the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic program (FLS), a test that requires manipulation of laparoscopic tools ...
Aug 11, 2020
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More Australians and Americans are dying from cardiovascular disease attributable to excess weight, particularly in younger people, new research finds.
Aug 5, 2020
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