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Persistent Black-White Disparities Seen in Cancer Mortality

Mortality rates 41 percent higher for breast cancer for Black women, despite similar or lower incidence rates compared with Whites

Acute Kidney Injury Hospitalization-Linked Mortality Is High

6 percent of those with acute kidney injury die in the hospital; 28 percent die within one year

Deaths Prevented With Increasing Physical Activity Quantified

Adjusted hazard ratios varied from 0.69 to 0.28 across increasing activity categories compared with 0 to 19 minutes/day

Intentional Overdose Deaths Up for 15- to 24-Year-Old Men, Women

Overall, intentional overdose deaths declined in recent years among men and women; rates higher among non-Hispanic Black women

Balanced Multielectrolyte Solution No Benefit for Patients in ICU

No reduction seen in risk for death or acute kidney injury with BMES versus saline for critically ill patients in ICU

4.95 Million Deaths Linked to Antimicrobial Resistance in 2019

Lower respiratory infections accounted for >1.5 million deaths associated with resistance, making it the most burdensome syndrome

Flavonoid Intake Linked to Mortality Risk in Parkinson Disease

Higher flavonoid intake after diagnosis of Parkinson disease linked to reduced risk for all-cause mortality

Septic Shock Linked to Mortality in Hematologic Malignancies

Mortality rate increases with increasing sequential organ failure assessment score on admission, respiratory failure, maximum lactate level

Psychotropic Medication Use Linked to Mortality in Cardiac Patients

Patients with symptoms of anxiety significantly more likely to use psychotropic medications after hospital discharge

Delay to Admission From ED Tied to Increase in 30-Day Mortality

Statistically significant linear increase observed in mortality from five hours after time of arrival at emergency department up to 12 hours