Tag: MORT
Cancer Mortality Up With Residential Racial, Economic Segregation
Segregation was associated with increased mortality for 12 of 13 cancer sites examined
Even Moderate Exercise Linked to Reduced Mortality After Breast Cancer
Breast cancer survivors who were active or moderately active had significantly reduced risk for death
For Older Adults, Loneliness Ups Mortality After Nonelective Surgery
No increase seen in odds of death at 30 days in association with loneliness for older adults undergoing elective surgery
SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Ups Risks for Death, Hospitalization
Risks were increased, regardless of vaccination status, and increased according to number of reinfections
U.S. Deaths From Infective Endocarditis Increasing in the Young
From 1999 to 2020, mortality rates increased from 0.3 to 0.6 per 100,000 persons among young U.S. residents
ASN: Empagliflozin Cuts Risk for Progression in CKD
Risk for progression of kidney disease or death from cardiovascular causes reduced with empagliflozin versus placebo
Overall Cancer Mortality 18 Percent Higher in AI/AN Versus Whites
Breast and prostate mortality rates 8 and 31 percent higher, despite lower incidence rates
Ultraprocessed Foods Tied to Premature Death
Portion of total diet attributed to ultraprocessed food is increasing
AHA: Environmental Exposures Tied to CVD Deaths in the U.S., U.K.
Risk-attributable cardiovascular death rate associated with lead exposure higher in the U.S. than the U.K.; opposite pattern seen between the countries for particulate matter exposure
Subset of Stage I Melanoma Patients ID’d With Very Low Mortality
Younger age at diagnosis, Clark level II linked to low risk for death among patients with stage I lesions, negative clinical nodes
