Tag: MORT
Substantial Disparities Seen in Cancer Cases, Deaths Among Men
Cancer deaths projected to almost double by 2050, with more than twofold increase for older men and low-, medium HDI countries
Reduction in Drug-Related Overdoses Associated With Unemployment Insurance
More robust weekly benefit allowance replacement rate linked to fewer fatal overdoses in pre-COVID-19, COVID-19 periods
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status Linked to Premature Mortality
Associations seen for SES score in middle adulthood, score in young adulthood among women, and score in childhood among Whites
CDC Presents Provisional Mortality Data for 2023 in the United States
Number of deaths from COVID-19 was 68.9 percent lower than in 2022
2002 to 2021 Saw Decline, Followed by Increase in Stroke Death Rates
Stroke death rates increased 7 percent between 2012 and 2019 followed by 12 percent increase through 2021
Urinary Metal Levels Linked to Increased Risk for CVD, Mortality
For mixture of six urinary metals, adjusted hazard ratio for interquartile range increase was 1.29 and 1.66 for CVD, mortality
Complex Interaction Seen Between Social Determinants of Health, Mortality
A scoring system can help identify individuals at high risk for mortality based on their combination of social determinants of health
Restrictive State Firearm Policies Cut Firearm Mortality
Set of most restrictive firearm policies tied to 20 percent reduction in firearm deaths, but individual policies have modest effect
Smoking + Early Menopause Increases Risk for Lung Disease, Poor Outcomes
Authors call for smoking cessation and lung cancer screening in smokers with early menopause
Mortality Risk High for Some Gleason Grade 1 Prostate Cancer Patients
Risks increased for those with percentage positive biopsies >50 percent or prostate-specific antigen >20 ng/mL
