Tag: MORT

Risk for both all-cause and cancer-specific death increased for cancer survivors with combination of prolonged sitting and inactivity

Replacing butter, margarine, mayonnaise, dairy fat with olive oil linked to reductions in total, cause-specific mortality

Patient outcomes similar for certain procedures performed by residents alone, attending surgeons alone, residents assisted by attending surgeons

However, grip strength and physical functioning were tied to lower risk for death, regardless of weight

Disparities in incarceration may partially explain the lower life expectancy of Blacks, authors say

About 86 percent of urban dwellers live in areas that exceed WHO guidelines for annual PM_2.5, contributing to >1.8 million deaths

More severe hearing loss or dual sensory loss tied to excess all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

Diagnostic shift from later-stage to earlier-stage disease may have implications for evaluation of treatments and mortality outcomes

Maternal mortality rate related to chronic hypertension increased by 9.2 percent annually in the United States from 1979 to 2018

For each additional metabolic syndrome criterion, risk for ARDS increases in an additive manner