Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. Unfortunately, many may never get the call saying that a suitable donor organ—and a second chance at life—has been found. It's estimated that more than ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Agricultural occupations are hazardous with one of the highest rates of workplace injuries and fatalities in the U.S. The manual and often strenuous nature of the work, combined with the use of machinery and exposure to environmental ...
Mar 21, 2024
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The U.S. maternal mortality rate is accelerating at an alarming rate, reports a new study from Northwestern Medicine. But it's not due to the widely believed hypothesis that maternal mortality in the U.S. has increased largely ...
Mar 19, 2024
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A new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, challenges the prevailing view on the maternal death rate in the United States.
Mar 13, 2024
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Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a new government study suggests.
Feb 15, 2024
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Reducing homelessness by 25% could save almost 2,000 lives lost to opioid overdoses, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
Feb 5, 2024
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Having bipolar disorder—a serious mental illness that can cause both manic and depressed moods—can make life more challenging. It also comes with a higher risk of dying early. Now, a study puts into perspective just how ...
Jan 4, 2024
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Among adults age 65 years and older, mortality was declining before the COVID-19 pandemic, although the rate of decline slowed from 2009, according to the Dec. 15 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Never being visited by friends or family is associated with an increased risk of dying, according to a study published in BMC Medicine. The authors suggest that their findings could be used to help identify patients at a ...
Nov 9, 2023
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While numerous news reports and previous studies have revealed disparities in COVID-19-related deaths among certain populations, including older adults, people of color, and people with pre-existing medical conditions, researchers ...
Nov 6, 2023
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