Increases in state and local spending could decrease mortality rates, researcher finds
• Mortality and Morbidity • Mar 02 16

Income inequality and gov­ern­ment social spending. These are hot-​​button issues in this year’s pres­i­den­tial pri­maries: the rich get­ting richer, the poor get­ting poorer, and…    

 

What metabolism could reveal about aging and mortality
• Aging and Gerontology • • Mortality and Morbidity • Oct 14 15

Why some people live much longer than others is an enduring mystery. Now, based on a study of a worm, scientists are getting one…    

 

Mortality rates in Europe vary depending on the socioeconomic level of the residence area
• Mortality and Morbidity • Jul 02 15

For a number of years now, scientific literature has questioned whether mortality rates depend on socioeconomic differences among the population. Recently, a new study…    

 

New study sheds light on life satisfaction and mortality risk in older adults
• Aging and Gerontology • • Mortality and Morbidity • Jun 08 15

In a study just published by researchers at Chapman University, findings showed that greater life satisfaction in adults older than 50 years of age…    

 

Withholding angiotensin receptor blockers after surgery increases risk of postoperative death
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Surgery • Jun 04 15

Withholding angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) for longer than two days after surgery is associated with a significantly increased risk of postoperative death, according to…    

 

Google searches for ‘n-word’ associated with black mortality
• Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 27 15

Google searches could unveil patterns in Black mortality rates across the US, according to a new University of Maryland study. Researchers found that those…    

 

Mortality and blood pressure directly linked to relationship quality
• Heart • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 08 15

While other studies have shown that stress and negative marital quality can influence mortality and blood pressure, there has not been research that discussed…    

 

Alcohol-dependent hospital patients die earlier from multiple morbidities
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 05 15

Scientists from the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University of Bonn Hospital, together with British colleagues, have discovered that alcohol-dependent hospital patients…    

 

Genetics: No evidence of role in racial mortality gap
• Genetics • • Heart • • Mortality and Morbidity • Mar 16 15

There is still no evidence of genetic difference between blacks and whites to account for the health disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to…    

 

New approach to HIV management in Tanzania and Zambia reduces deaths by almost one-third
• AIDS/HIV • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Mar 10 15

A new approach to care for patients with advanced HIV in Tanzania and Zambia, combining community support and screening for a type of meningitis,…    

 

High levels of vitamin D is suspected of increasing mortality rates
• Mortality and Morbidity • Mar 10 15

The level of vitamin D in our blood should neither be too high nor to low. Scientists from the University of Copenhagen are the…    

 

Researchers find link between persistent insomnia and increased mortality risk
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Sleep Aid • Feb 26 15

A connection between persistent insomnia and increased inflammation and mortality has been identified by a group of researchers from the University of Arizona. Their…    

 

New study finds same patient mortality rates for experienced and new surgeons
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Surgery • Feb 23 15

There is no statistical difference between the patient mortality rates of new and experienced surgeons a study using a newly developed statistical methodology…    

 

High rates of child deaths from Ebola, special care needed: WHO
• Infections • • Mortality and Morbidity • Feb 06 15

Authorities fighting Ebola must do more to tackle a high death rate among young children whose isolation from parents also causes great distress…    

 

A greater focus on socially disadvantaged women is needed to improve maternity care in England
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Mortality and Morbidity • Sep 17 14

Women from lower socioeconomic groups in the UK report a poorer experience of care during pregnancy and there needs to be a greater focus…    

 

Mortality Rises With Changes in Urologic Care
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Urine Problems • Aug 22 14

The incidence of preventable inpatient deaths associated with common urologic procedures increased significantly over a 12-year period coinciding with a shift of more procedures…    

 

Antibiotic Therapy Reduces Mortality by 68 Percent in Hemodialysis Patients
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Urine Problems • Jul 02 14

An antibiotic therapy known to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients has been shown for the first time to reduce mortality, according to…    

 

Too much TV tied to premature death
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Jul 02 14

Not all sitting is the same, according to a new study from Spain that found adults who watch three or more hours of TV…    

 

Air pollution controls linked to lower death rates in North Carolina
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Jun 23 14

National and state air pollution controls that went into effect in the early 1990s coincide with decreasing death rates from emphysema, asthma and pneumonia…    

 

Dyspnea increases long-term mortality risk
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Respiratory Problems • May 19 14

Individuals with dyspnea, or shortness of breath, have an increased long-term mortality risk compared with individuals without dyspnea, according to a new study presented…    

 

Study shows link between sleep apnea and hospital maternal deaths
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Sleep Aid • May 03 14

Pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea are more than five times as likely to die in the hospital than those without the sleep disorder,…    

 

Sharp decline in maternal and child deaths globally, new data show
• Mortality and Morbidity • May 02 14

Since the start of an international effort to address maternal and child mortality, millions of lives have been saved globally, two new studies by…    

 

Study links severe sleep apnea to increased risk of stroke, cancer and death
• Cancer • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Stroke • Apr 14 14

A new study shows that moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea is independently associated with an increased risk of stroke, cancer and death.

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Viral hepatitis more deadly than HIV in Europe
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 11 14

Mortality from viral hepatitis is significantly higher than from HIV/AIDS across EU countries, according to results from The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010…    

 

Excessive hospital occupancy levels result in avoidable mortality
• Mortality and Morbidity • Mar 31 14

Once a hospital reaches a certain occupancy level, the quality of care it provides deteriorates, increasing the risk of mortality of critically ill patients.…    

 

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