Tag: MORT
Mortality Rates High for People Successfully Treated for Hep C
All-cause mortality considerably higher across all disease severity groups than for the general population
Black Survivors of Second Primary Cancers Face Higher Risk for Death
Black patients with second primary cancers had highest risk for both cancer-related and cardiovascular disease-related deaths
Thymectomy in Adults Linked to All-Cause Mortality, Cancer
Increased risk for autoimmune disease seen when patients with preoperative infection, cancer, autoimmune disease were excluded
Illicit Drug Use Seen in One-Third of Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Younger Adults
Cannabis most common illicit drug, but polysubstance use also common
Serum Ammonia, Hospital Mortality Linked in ICU Cirrhosis Patients
Model with serial ammonia measured on ICU days 1 and 3 predicted hospital mortality with reasonably good discrimination
Cardiac Rehab Lowers Risk for Death After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
However, only 12 percent of patients complete all recommended sessions
Ultraprocessed Food Increases Risk for Death With Type 2 Diabetes
Findings seen for all-cause death and cardiovascular mortality
Hypoxic, Ventilatory Burdens in OSA Predict CVD Morbidity and Mortality
Hypoxic and ventilatory, but not arousal, burdens significantly linked to incident CVD and mortality in two population-based studies
Alcohol-Related Deaths Increased for Men, Women in Recent Years
Rates of increase were higher among women than men, with 2018 to 2020 age-adjusted mortality rates up by 14.7 versus 12.5 percent
$11 Million Awarded to Family of Woman Who Died After Taking Kratom
Kratom does not have U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, but is sold online and at convenience stores
