Tag: MORT
New Cancer Diagnosis May Up Risk for CV Death, Morbidity
Highest cardiovascular risk seen for patients with genitourinary, gastrointestinal, thoracic, nervous system, hematologic malignancies
Treatment Strategy Studied for Drug Use-Linked Infective Endocarditis
Clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of simulated treatment strategies for injection drug use-linked IE compared in modeling study
Excess Mortality Adds to the Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021, 18.2 million people were estimated to have died worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Excess Mortality Seen for Seniors With Alzheimer Disease, Dementia in COVID-19
Enrollees with ADRD had increased adjusted mortality, especially for Asian, Black, Hispanic populations with ADRD
Clinical Quality Up at Hospitals With Research Publications
Hospital research publications linked to lower risk-adjusted mortality rates for several conditions and procedures, higher patient satisfaction
Study Questions Link Between Vegetable Intake, CVD Risk
Higher intake of raw vegetables inversely linked to CVD risk, but much of the association is explained by confounding variables
Overdose Deaths From Non-BZD Hypnotics/Sedatives Up in the U.S.
Proportion of overdose deaths involving these drugs increased more than threefold between 2000 and 2018
Systemic Anticancer Treatment Not Tied to Higher COVID-19 Mortality
Receipt of immunotherapy compared with no cancer treatment in the four weeks preceding COVID-19 diagnosis associated with lower mortality
Millions of Children Globally Affected by COVID-19 Parent, Caregiver Death
From March 1, 2020, to Oct. 31, 2021, COVID-19-associated orphanhood estimated for more than 2 million 10- to 17-year-olds
Treatment at a VA Hospital Tied to Lower 30-Day Mortality
Findings among dually eligible older veterans living within 20 miles of a VA and a non-VA hospital
