Association between income inequality, county-level COVID-19 cases, deaths in US
What The Study Did: The findings of this study suggest an association between county-level income…
DEATH/DYING
Researchers work to increase number of transplantable livers
New findings lay groundwork for turning previously unusable donor livers into transplantable organs
Better country dementia care
Harmony in the Bush improves nursing home living
Stress and death in female baboons
Lifelong burden of higher stress hormones shortens life expectancy
Geography, job risk should be factors in prioritizing SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations
When setting SARS-CoV-2 vaccine priorities, Canada should take a more nuanced approach that considers geographic…
Failure to rescue a major driver of excess maternal mortality in Black women
Site of delivery represents a focal point for interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities
Cannabis legalization and link to increase in fatal collisions
Legalization of recreational cannabis may be associated with an increase in fatal motor vehicle collisions…
Contraceptive planning is essential to optimal health for women with heart disease
JACC focus seminar paper on cardio-obstetrics provides reproductive planning guidance for high-risk patient group
Stem cell transplants prevent relapses of most common childhood cancer
Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for the most common childhood cancer…
US$1.28 trillion: The stark economic carnage of biological invasions threatening the world
A new analysis has revealed the stark US$1.28 trillion economic damage caused by the world’s invasive species
Risk factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infections, hospitalization, mortality among US nursing home residents
What The Study Did: This study identified risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 incidence, hospitalization and death…
How comorbidities increase risks for COVID patients
Comorbidities such as heart disease, respiratory disease, renal disease and cancer lead to an increased…
Choose life: Why patients in China refuse standard treatment for a type of heart attack
Scientists identify numerous variables that predict the treatment decisions of patients with a type of heart attach called ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Prioritise opportunities to say final goodbye during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
First study in bereaved relatives’ experience during Covid-19 pandemic lockdown published today The study makes…
For first time ever in AGS Annual Scientific Meeting History, #AGS21 goes virtual
New York (March 29, 2021)– The worlds of work, education, and networking have changed drastically…
Urban and transport planning linked to 2,000 premature deaths per year in Barcelona and Madrid
Failure to comply with international exposure recommendations for air pollution, noise, heat and access to…
Changes in mouth bacteria after drinking beetroot juice may promote healthy ageing
Drinking beetroot juice promotes a mix of mouth bacteria associated with healthier blood vessels and…
Noninfluenza viruses have rates of illness, death similar to flu
Noninfluenza respiratory viral infections (NIRV) are associated with illness and death rates similar to influenza…
Racial disparities in chronic disease death rates persist despite efforts to close gap
Federal incentive programs may unintentionally impede efforts to close the racial health gap
Intentional youth firearm injuries linked to sociodemographic factors
Findings may help guide policy and inform interventions for the prevention of firearm injuries in at risk youth
Silent MRSA carriers have twice the mortality rate of adults without the bacteria
Unless MRSA carriers develop an infection or are tested for the bacteria, they may not even know they carry it, yet they are at significant risk for premature death
$3 Million NIH grant for Colorado School of Public Health Worker Health study
Three groups from the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) have been awarded a $3…
Remdesivir and clinical improvement in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
What The Study Did: This comparative effectiveness research study that included a high proportion of…
Risk of suicide attempt after diagnosis of dementia
What The Study Did: Researchers evaluated the association between a recent diagnosis of mild cognitive…
Preemies at greater risk for mortality in adulthood
Risk increased even for people born just a few weeks before term
Fear of COVID-19 is killing patients with other serious diseases
Massive education effort is needed to assure patients with potentially lethal conditions that hospitals are safe, says the Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Medicine
Study estimates rising global burden of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer
Although cancers that occur in the gallbladder or bile ducts are rare, their rates are…
Cancer study highlights racial disparities for patients facing dual diagnoses
Findings suggest links between specific cancer treatments, clinical & lab parameters, and 30-day mortality
Maintaining Body Weight Won’t Save Colorectal Cancer Survivors
Stable Body Weight May Hide Loss of Muscle, 40 Percent Higher Risk of Premature Death
The Lancet: Study finds COVID-19 reinfections are rare, more common for those above age 65
The findings underline that measures to protect the elderly — including social distancing and vaccinations are essential even if people have already been diagnosed with COVID-19
Text me about cervical cancer
Digital communication is a way to bridge the racial disparity gap in cervical cancer information and follow up
Public health expert Shattuck studies impact of social distancing on spread of infection
(March 17, 2021) — Eric Shattuck, assistant professor of research in the UTSA Institute for…
Pick up the pace!
New study finds slow walkers four times more likely to die from Covid-19
Consumption of added sugar doubles fat production
Sugar is added to many common foodstuffs, and people in Switzerland consume more than 100…
Does shielding the vulnerable from COVID19 work?
Funding for new study to assess evidence
Sleep troubles may complicate the grieving process
Those who have persistent trouble sleeping may have an especially difficult grieving process after the…
While drowning numbers soar, beach safety programs are largely unevaluated
Australia may be leading the way on coastal drowning research, but a study led by UNSW has identified the need for more evidence to support prevention strategies.
Racial disparities in heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes death rates have minimally improved over last two decades
Black adults in rural areas have high mortality rates from high blood pressure, diabetes, but improvement seen in stroke outcomes, urban areas
Striving to lower suicide risk among homebound older adults through $1.3M project
Homebound older adults often face a sense of loneliness few could imagine. Caretakers have long…
Artificial intelligence calculates suicide attempt risk
A machine learning algorithm that predicts suicide attempt recently underwent a prospective trial at the…
New spherical nucleic acid ‘drug’ kills tumor cells in humans with glioblastoma
Early clinical trial shows experimental drug crosses blood-brain barrier to trigger death of brain tumor cells
Hip fracture outcomes worse during busy periods
Elderly people are at greater risk of dying from hip surgery if surgeons are in a hurry
Study finds increased risk of death among breast cancer patients who drink sugar-sweetened soda
Women who reported drinking non-diet soda five times or more per week were 85% more likely to die from breast cancer
New app developed to choose the best therapy for each dementia patient
The app caters for disorders such as anxiety, depression or aggressiveness
Study: Political, economic, social factors affect local decisions about death penalty
Broad political, economic, and social factors influence disciplinary punishment. In particular, over the last half…
JNCCN: New evidence on need to address muscle health among patients with cancer
Results of new study underscore the need for the development and testing of nutrition and fitness interventions, as muscle quality significantly correlates with symptom burden, healthcare utilization, and survival
Hypertension disorders of pregnancy increase risk of premature maternal mortality
New study suggests women with history of HDPs may have greater risk of cardiovascular disease-related deaths
Life expectancy falling for adults without a bachelor’s degree
While educational gaps have widened, racial gaps have narrowed
CVIA has just published a new issue, Volume 5 Issue 3
Important new papers on COVID-19 and Cardiology
After old age, intellectual disability is greatest risk factor for death from COVID-19
A study of national data shows the devastating impact the pandemic has had on those with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers.