Tag: MORT
Mortality Benefit of Coffee Diminishes With Added Sugar and Saturated Fat
Benefits for cancer- and cardiovascular disease-specific mortality vanish with more than low levels of added sugar and saturated fat
Body Fat Percentage Better Predictor of 15-Year Mortality Than BMI
Body fat percentage, waist circumference both significantly associated with 15-year all-cause mortality, heart disease mortality
Bariatric Surgery Complications Increase With Initial Body Mass Index
While complications are low, they increase significantly with BMI ≥50
1970 to 2022 Saw Decrease in Overall Heart Disease Mortality
Decreases seen in mortality for acute MI, ischemic heart disease, while increases seen for mortality from other heart disease subtypes
Empagliflozin Has Kidney Protective Effects in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Total adverse events of heart failure or all-cause mortality were reduced with empagliflozin, regardless of kidney function
Mortality From ALS Up With Exposure to Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms
Exposure to cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms linked to up to 0.89 years' shorter survival
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Started Declining in 2023
Monthly DOD rate declined by −0.36 per 100,000 from August 2023 to February 2024, accelerating through October 2024
Semaglutide Offers Cardiovascular Edge Over Empagliflozin in Type 2 Diabetes
Incidence rates of composite of death, MI, stroke were lower, but not significantly so, for patients treated with semaglutide
Electroconvulsive Therapy Reduces Mortality in People With Depression
Findings seen for both suicide and overall mortality, with even stronger effects seen in more recent studies
Researchers Quantify Magnitude of Cardiovascular Risk Associated With Cannabis
Increased estimated risk ratios seen for nonfatal acute coronary syndrome, stroke, cardiovascular death