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Cancer survival rates in China on the rise
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cancer survival rates in China on the rise

China Daily  

The overall five-year survival rate of cancer in China has been increasing year by year, rising from 30.9 percent at the beginning of this century to 43.7 percent by 2022, according to the latest data from the National Cancer Center. He added that the urban early diagnosis and treatment project for cancer promoted by the National Cancer Center has now …

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Cancer survival rates in China on the rise
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cancer survival rates in China on the rise

China Daily  

The overall five-year survival rate of cancer in China has been increasing year by year, rising from 30.9 percent at the beginning of this century to 43.7 percent by 2022, according to the latest data from the National Cancer Center. He added that the urban early diagnosis and treatment project for cancer promoted by the National Cancer Center has now …

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Infant mortality in the U.S. worsened after Supreme Court limited abortion access
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Infant mortality in the U.S. worsened after Supreme Court limited abortion access

LA Times  

Within months of the Supreme Court ruling that eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, infant mortality rates in the United States were significantly higher, according to a new study. Infant deaths have increased in the United States since the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade and allowed states to make abortion illegal, researchers reported Monday. The change became …

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City-country mortality gap widens amid persistent holes in rural health care access
8 months, 3 weeks ago

City-country mortality gap widens amid persistent holes in rural health care access

Salon  

In Matthew Roach’s two years as vital statistics manager for the Arizona Department of Health Services, and 10 years previously in its epidemiology program, he has witnessed a trend in mortality rates that has rural health experts worried. As Roach tracked the health of Arizona residents, the gap between mortality rates of people living in rural areas and those of …

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Extreme heat contributed to more than 60,000 deaths in Europe last year
1 year, 6 months ago

Extreme heat contributed to more than 60,000 deaths in Europe last year

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The findings of the current study, with over 61,000 estimated heat-related deaths, further support the evidence that heatwaves have …

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Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds
1 year, 10 months ago

Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds

New York Times  

New data from California shows that, for every 100,000 births, 173 of the babies born to the richest white mothers die before their first birthday. Preterm births per 100,000 Infant Deaths per 100,000 12,000 400 350 11,000 300 10,000 250 9,000 200 8,000 150 Family income rank Family income rank 20th 40th 60th 80th 20th 40th 60th 80th Poorer Richer …

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Cancer deaths more common among older adults with type 2 diabetes
1 year, 11 months ago

Cancer deaths more common among older adults with type 2 diabetes

Live Mint  

A UK study found that cancer mortality was more common among older adults with type 2 diabetes in recent years. All-cause mortality rates decreased across all age categories in a cohort of more than 137,000 people with type 2 diabetes from 1998 to 2018. The average annual percentage change in the cancer mortality rate was 1.2% for people with diabetes …

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Head injury linked with doubled mortality rate in long term: Research
1 year, 11 months ago

Head injury linked with doubled mortality rate in long term: Research

Hindustan Times  

According to new research, adults who suffered any type of head injury during a 30-year study period had twice the rate of mortality as those who did not, and mortality rates among those with moderate or severe head injuries were nearly three times higher. Head injury linked with doubled mortality rate in long term: Research The findings of the study …

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COVID casualties: The uncounted dead
2 years, 9 months ago

COVID casualties: The uncounted dead

The Hindu  

A consistent feature in the Central government’s management of COVID-19 has been the underplaying of the mortality figures caused by the coronavirus. A recent study published in the medical journal Lancet titled “Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic analysis of COVID-19 related mortality, 2020-21” has estimated excess deaths in 191 countries and 252 subnational units in …

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Is it right to increase the age of marriage of women to 21?
3 years ago

Is it right to increase the age of marriage of women to 21?

The Hindu  

In the recent session of Parliament, the government introduced the Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill, 2021, to raise the age of marriage for women from 18 years to 21 years. Noorjehan Safia Niaz: The main concern of this law is not so much about equality but to raise the age of marriage for women to 21 years. Noorjehan Safia Niaz: …

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Research sheds light on what's killing young people, especially boys and young men
3 years, 1 month ago

Research sheds light on what's killing young people, especially boys and young men

NPR  

Research sheds light on what's killing young people, especially boys and young men Enlarge this image toggle caption Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images First, the good news: The death rate among young people around the world has been declining, a new study shows. Sponsor Message Using data from the Institute for Health Metrics …

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Coronavirus killing three times more people than flu and pneumonia combined
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus killing three times more people than flu and pneumonia combined

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It looked at mortality rates for the three conditions and found there were 48,168 deaths …

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Remdesivir: How promising is the antiviral drug approved for coronavirus in the US?
4 years, 8 months ago

Remdesivir: How promising is the antiviral drug approved for coronavirus in the US?

ABC  

It's been hailed as "highly significant" — though not quite the "knockout" treatment for coronavirus that scientists had hoped for. The differences between recovery times and mortality rates seen in the two studies has "everyone scratching their heads at the moment," said Steven Tong, an infectious diseases physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. However, when it came to the amount …

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Coronovirus Outbreak: COVID-19 mortality rates and age demographics; what the data tells us
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronovirus Outbreak: COVID-19 mortality rates and age demographics; what the data tells us

Firstpost  

A lot has been said about mortality rates in the context of the novel coronavirus outbreak. For the sake of clarity, throughout the article, mortality rate refers to the proportion of the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 out of the total number of confirmed cases. Second, as per the available data, there is no statistically significant relation either …

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Coronavirus: Why death and mortality rates differ
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Why death and mortality rates differ

BBC  

Coronavirus: Why death and mortality rates differ Getty Images The more people who are asymptomatic or mildly ill who are tested, the lower the death rate is likely to be In Italy, the death rate from Covid-19 is more than 10 times greater than in Germany. In other words, the case fatality rate describes how many people doctors can be …

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How mortality rates for COVID-19 vary depending on age group
4 years, 9 months ago

How mortality rates for COVID-19 vary depending on age group

Firstpost  

There have been mounting reports of younger people losing their lives, or becoming severely ill, because of the virus. Mortality rates are a crude measure and vary by geography Why is the Italian mortality rate is so much higher than Germany’s? So, a country that is currently only testing symptomatic patients or those with more severe conditions is likely to …

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Austerity and flu deaths leave UK life expectancy lagging behind other countries, says new research
4 years, 10 months ago

Austerity and flu deaths leave UK life expectancy lagging behind other countries, says new research

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The report said the gender differences were “remarkable”, adding: …

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Nearly 900,000 deaths in England in 16 years could have been avoided if society was more equal
5 years, 1 month ago

Nearly 900,000 deaths in England in 16 years could have been avoided if society was more equal

Daily Mail  

Nearly 900,000 deaths in England could have been avoided in the last 16 years if society was more equal, researchers claim. In Manchester, Blackpool and Liverpool, there was more than double the number of premature deaths than in the best-off parts of the country Lead author, research fellow, Dr Dan Lewer, said: 'We have known for a long time that …

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Infant mortality rates rise for third consecutive year, hitting poorest communities hardest
5 years, 6 months ago

Infant mortality rates rise for third consecutive year, hitting poorest communities hardest

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Infant mortality rates in England and Wales have risen for the …

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Column: States with the worst anti-abortion laws also have the worst infant mortality rates
5 years, 7 months ago

Column: States with the worst anti-abortion laws also have the worst infant mortality rates

LA Times  

Kay Ivey told reporters Wednesday that she hadn’t yet decided whether to sign a bill that would impose the most restrictive abortion limitations in the nation. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, since it’s a relationship that’s been known for years, but the states with the harshest restrictions on abortions also have the worst infant mortality rates. “In a state …

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Seven reasons why lives of people have improved and are living better today
5 years, 11 months ago

Seven reasons why lives of people have improved and are living better today

Deccan Chronicle  

Life expectancy continues to rise Even during the Industrial Revolution phase of transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the US between 1760 and 1820-40 the average life expectancy across Europe was below 35 years. Today, life expectancy at birth is 71.5 years according to UN World Population Prospects 2015 Revision 2010–2015 Child mortality continues to fall Over a …

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The world is actually becoming a better place – and this is the data to prove it
6 years ago

The world is actually becoming a better place – and this is the data to prove it

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Swedish academic …

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We're Living Longer ... But A Medical Journal Sees Many Causes For Alarm
6 years, 1 month ago

We're Living Longer ... But A Medical Journal Sees Many Causes For Alarm

NPR  

But A Medical Journal Sees Many Causes For Alarm There's a worrying slowdown in progress against medical conditions that disable, sicken or kill. It's really tough for countries that don't have the resources to educate and train health workers for the task at hand. The current issue includes eight studies about everything from causes of disability to whether individual countries …

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