Medications
Herbal supplement kratom is tied to more US deaths
U.S. health officials say overdose deaths involving the herbal supplement kratom are more common than previously reported.
Apr 11, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID mortality age patterns changed significantly during pandemic
Early in the pandemic, older populations in the United States suffered the greatest death toll from COVID-19. But Penn demographers Irma Elo and Samuel Preston, with Boston University's Andrew Stokes and others, wanted to ...
May 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC has not reduced the death count related to COVID-19
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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Genetics
Study finds 41% of infant deaths associated with genetic diseases
In a study appearing today in JAMA Network Open, Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) researchers found that the contribution of genetic diseases to infant deaths was higher than previously recognized. Of ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations
The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic—the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data.
Apr 9, 2021
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Medications
Studies provide latest 'real world' evidence on effectiveness of COVID-19 treatments
Two studies published by The BMJ today provide up to date evidence on the effectiveness of both currently licensed and possible COVID-19 treatments under everyday ("real world") conditions, helping to shed more light on whether ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Health
Research describes a 'health shock' from losing housing later in life
A quarter of the participants in a long-term study of older people experiencing homelessness in Oakland died within a few years of being enrolled, UC San Francisco researchers found.
Aug 29, 2022
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Medications
CDC: Drugs involved in overdose deaths varied regionally in 2017
(HealthDay)—The drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths in 2017 varied regionally in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication ...
Oct 25, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Rate of U.S. deaths tied to dementia has more than doubled
(HealthDay)—Dementia is now one of the leading killers in the United States, with the rate of deaths linked to the disease more than doubling over the past two decades.
Mar 14, 2019
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Pediatrics
Study shows increase in infant deaths attributed to crib bumpers
A new study shows that the number of infant deaths and injuries attributed to crib bumpers has spiked significantly in recent years, prompting the researchers to call for a nationwide ban on the bedding accessory.
Nov 24, 2015
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