Health
Tori Bowie's death highlights race gap in maternal death rates
Having a baby in the United States continues to be a risky proposition, particularly for Black women, according to a pair of new reports.
Jun 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New excess mortality estimates show increases in US rural mortality during second year of COVID-19 pandemic
Between the first and second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, excess deaths decreased in large metropolitan counties and increased in rural counties in the United States, according to a new study led by Boston University School ...
Jun 23, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Comprehensive overview provides clinical insights into small cell lung cancer
Small-cell lung cancer is a particularly aggressive type of tumor with a consistently high mortality rate. In recent years, the research of scientists at MedUni Vienna's Department of Thoracic Surgery has significantly contributed ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
More positive outcomes occur when elderly are treated locally, study finds
Older people with health problems often need some form of intermediate level monitoring, care and treatment services.
Jun 22, 2023
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Medications
Continuous meropenem no benefit in critically ill patients with sepsis
For critically ill patients with sepsis, continuous administration of meropenem does not improve a composite outcome of mortality and emergence of pandrug- or extensively drug-resistant bacteria compared with intermittent ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Health
World's biggest study of wildfire smoke impact reveals alarming long-term health impacts
As North America recovers from some of the worst air quality in decades due to wildfires, one of the largest and most comprehensive studies into the long-term health impact of smoke exposure raises significant concerns about ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Pediatrics
Urgent action needed to further improve child survival in Ethiopia, says study
New global research on child mortality rates in Ethiopia shows while there has been a significant decline in these rates in past three decades, too many children under the age of five are still dying.
Jun 21, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
AI model can predict mortality in community-acquired pneumonia
For patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), a deep learning (DL) model using initial chest radiographs can predict 30-day mortality, according to a study published online June 14 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Jun 21, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
U.S. abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities
In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson ruling struck down the constitutional right to abortion, society has been seeing the results of a post-Roe world.
Jun 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals persistent cancer disparities in Appalachian Kentucky
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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