Tag: MORT
Adherence to Mediterranean Lifestyle Linked to Lower Mortality
Increasing quartiles of MEDLIFE index associated with reduced hazard ratios for all-cause, cancer mortality
ESC: Treating Iron Deficiency May Not Aid Heart Failure Patients
Study did not meet primary endpoint for composite of death, heart failure hospitalization, and exercise function
ESC: Adverse Outcomes Increased With Suboptimal Adherence to Aspirin After MI
Risk increased for recurrent MI, ischemic stroke, or death with suboptimal adherence through eight years after MI
Firearms Continue to Be Leading Cause of Death in U.S. Children
2018 to 2021 saw 41.6 percent increase in firearm death rate; 82.6 percent of deaths were in children aged 15 to 19 years
Exposure to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation Linked to Solid Cancer Mortality
Estimated rate of mortality due to solid cancer increased by 52 percent per Gy with cumulative dose, lagged by 10 years
Cyclone Excess Death Count Varies by Storm, Social Vulnerability
Majority of excess deaths after hurricane force events and after gale to violent storm force events occurred recently in 2004 to 2019
Pain at One Year Post-MI Linked to Increased Risk for Mortality
Hazard ratios were 1.35 and 2.06 for moderate and extreme pain measured at one year after hospital discharge
Gains in Colorectal Cancer Outcomes Slowing, Reversing
Since ~2010, declines in diagnoses and deaths among adults in their 50s and 60s have slowed
Alcohol Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Mortality in Women With Obesity
Possible higher risk of recurrence in association with drinking seen for women with lower body mass index
Adjustment for Risk Factors Cuts Black-White CVD Mortality Disparity
Hazard ratio for CVD mortality for Blacks versus Whites no longer significant after adjustment for social risk factors
