Tag: MORT
Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Prostate Cancer Mortality Among High-Risk Men
Lifestyle factors not tied to overall diagnosis of prostate cancer
Extreme Heat, Air Pollution Tied to Higher Mortality Risk
Coexposure associated with even higher risk than the sum of individual effects
Adding Salt to Foods May Raise Risk for Premature Mortality
Intake of fruits and vegetables significantly modified association between frequency of adding salt to foods and premature mortality
COVID-19 Among Top 5 Causes of Death in the U.S.
As pandemic wears on, ranking of COVID-19 as a leading cause of death has increased among younger age groups
Similar Exercise Benefits Seen for Weekend Warriors, Regular Exercisers
All-cause and cause-specific mortality benefits from exercise similar between weekend warriors and regularly active participants
Eating Nuts Tied to Lower Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease
Consumption of nuts also linked to lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in non-CKD population
Bereavement Tied to Higher Risk for Death Among Heart Failure Patients
Findings seen regardless of cause of family member's death and peaked in the first week after death
Maternal Mortality Up by One-Third During the Pandemic
Increases were highest for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black women
United States Had Highest Motor Vehicle Crash Mortality Rate in 2019
Higher death rate in 2019 compared with other high-income countries; increase in death rate seen in U.S. from 2015 to 2019
Vaccines Estimated to Have Prevented 19.8 Million COVID-19 Deaths
More deaths would have been averted had vaccine coverage targets from COVAX and WHO been met
