Tag: MORT
Latin America’s COVID-19 Death Toll Climbs Above 1 Million
Region with only 8 percent of the world's population has accounted for about 29 percent of COVID-19 deaths worldwide
U.S. COVID-19 Infections, Deaths Drop to Levels Not Seen Since Last Summer
United States reporting about 25,700 new COVID-19 cases daily, a 39 percent decrease from two weeks ago
Screening Does Not Reduce Ovarian, Tubal Cancer Deaths
Increase in stage I disease, decrease in stage IV disease incidence seen with multimodal screening versus no screening
Neighborhood, Socioeconomic Factors Affect Heart Attack Survival
Findings seen during 11 years of follow-up among those having a heart attack at age 50 years or younger
Outcomes Worse When Calling for Help With Atypical MI Symptoms
Patients presenting with atypical symptoms when calling for help have lower chance of emergency dispatch, increased mortality
MS Linked to Lower Survival After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Risk for all-cause mortality increased, but no association seen between multiple sclerosis and cancer-specific survival
COVID-19 Pandemic Tied to Increase in Overdose Deaths
Weekly median overdose deaths increased by 50 percent after stay-at-home order
About 1 Million Excess Deaths Reported in 29 High-Income Countries in 2020
All 29 high-income countries had excess deaths except New Zealand, Norway, Denmark; absolute number of deaths highest in U.S., Italy, U.K.
ACC: Neighborhood Tied to Death Risk After Surviving a Heart Attack
Black patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods had the worst mortality of all groups
Death Risk Up for Hospitalized Cannabis Users With Arrhythmias
Cannabis users with arrhythmia have 4.5 times higher odds of in-hospital mortality than users without arrhythmia
