Tag: MORT
Excess Mortality Persisted in Western World From 2020 Through 2022
Excess deaths continued in 2022 when most COVID-19 containment measures were lifted and COVID-19 vaccines were continued
32 Percent of U.S. Adults Know Someone Who Died of a Drug Overdose
Experiencing overdose loss linked to greater odds of viewing addiction as an extremely or very important policy issue
Semaglutide Cuts Risk for Kidney Outcomes, Death in CKD With T2DM
Reduction seen in risk for clinically important kidney outcomes and death from cardiovascular causes
Physical Activity Time, Step Counts Yield Similar Results
Similar benefits seen for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease prevention
Social Determinants of Health Impact Poststroke Mortality Risk
Strongest associations seen for educational and income attainment
Slight Decline Seen in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
Declines not spread equally everywhere -- some states experienced another year of increases of fatal ODs
Childhood Weight Status May Stratify Mortality Risk in Adults With Obesity
All-cause mortality risk highest for adults who were slim/underweight in childhood before having obesity in adulthood
Plant-Based Diets Tied to Long-Term Health Benefits
Benefits include better cardiometabolic risk profile, as well as lower mortality
AACR Delivers Report on Disparities in Cancer Progress
Black and Indigenous individuals have higher overall cancer death rates, despite having lower cancer incidence rates
Heatwave Exposure Linked to Considerable Mortality Burden
Geographic disparities seen in the temporal change of heatwave-related mortality burden
