Tag: MORT
Fatal Drug Overdoses More Common in Men
Findings seen across drug types and most ages, even when accounting for rates of drug misuse
Mortality Rates Have Decreased for Women With Early Invasive Breast Cancer
Crude five-year breast cancer mortality was 14.4 and 4.9 percent for women diagnosed during 1993-1999 and 2010-2015
2007 to 2021 Saw Increase in Suicide Rates for Those Aged 10 to 24
Suicide rate tripled for those aged 10 to 14 years from 2007 to 2018, while homicide rates doubled from 2016 to 2021
U.S. Life Expectancy Disadvantage Began in 1950s, Worsened Over Time
Fifty-six countries from six continents surpassed U.S. life expectancy during 1933 to 2021
Cutting Carbs, Sugars Could Extend Life Expectancy for CKD Patients
Replacing carbs with protein and/or replacing sugar with nonsugar carbohydrates could further reduce all-cause mortality risk
Subclinical CVD Linked to Increased Risk for Mortality in Diabetes
Adults with diabetes with elevated hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP have increased risk for all-cause, CVD mortality
Early Treatment Can Be Initiated for A-Fib Patients With Stroke
Incidence of primary end point ranged from reduction of about 2.8 percent to increase of about 0.5 percent
Myosteatosis Linked to Increase in Mortality in Asymptomatic Adults
Mortality risk increased in association with myosteatosis, obesity, liver steatosis, myopenia
Vitamin D₃ Supplements Not Tied to Lower Cancer Mortality, Overall
However, some benefits seen for daily dosing and in some subgroups
Hydrocortisone Does Not Reduce 90-Day Mortality in Septic Shock
Small reduction in mortality seen with use of hydrocortisone with fludrocortisone
