(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Nearly half of all older adults now die with a diagnosis of dementia listed on their medical record, up 36% from two decades ago, a new study shows.
Category: Death
Nearly 108,000 Overdose Deaths in 2021
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PITTSBURGH – A grim prediction made half a decade ago by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health epidemiologists and modelers has come true: More than 100,000 people are now dying from drug overdoses annually in the U.S.
(RSV) Responsible for More than 100,000 Deaths Worldwide in Children Under Five in 2019
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study published in The Lancet estimates that RSV-attributable acute lower respiratory infection was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in children under five across the globe in 2019.
Pollution Responsible for Nine Million Deaths in 2019
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Pollution was responsible for nine million deaths in 2019 – equivalent to one in six deaths worldwide – a number virtually unchanged since the last analysis in 2015.
Nearly 700,000 US Hospitalizations and 110,000 Deaths Prevented from the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The profound health and economic impact of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during its first year of rollout in the US is described in detail in a new study in the peer-reviewed Journal of Medical Economics.
Firearms Now the Top Cause of Death Among Children, Adolescents
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ANN ARBOR—Firearms have surpassed motor vehicles as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States, according to new federal data analyzed by researchers at the University of Michigan.
Half of Older Adults Now Die with a Dementia Diagnosis
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Nearly half of all older adults now die with a diagnosis of dementia listed on their medical record, up 36% from two decades ago, a new study shows.
Ways to Help Prevent Choking Deaths
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK – (March 04, 2022) – March 28th is National Choking Awareness Day, making it a great time to spotlight this preventable silent killer.
Black Overdose Death Rate Exceeds White Rate in U.S. for First Time in Years
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of drug overdose deaths among Black Americans surpassed that of whites for the first time since 1999 — a sharp reversal of the situation a decade earlier….
Weekly Muscle Strengthening Activity Linked to 10-20% Lower Death Risk
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Between 30 and 60 minutes of muscle strengthening activity every week is linked to a 10-20% lower risk of death from all causes, and from cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer….
Fentanyl Deaths Rising?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The number of people dying from fentanyl is continuing to spike, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that has seen a significant rise of opioid-related deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heart Attack Deaths More Likely During Winter Holiday Season
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS, Dec. 7, 2021 — Scientific research over time has shown an uptick in cardiac events during the winter holiday season, and more people die from heart attacks between December 25th and January 1st than at any other time of the year.
Where COVID-19’s Death Grip Slipped
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Geochemist Lex van Geen works at the intersection of public health and environmental risks.
COVID Patients on SSRI Antidepressants are Less Likely to Die
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A large analysis of health records from 87 health care centers across the United States found that people taking a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)….
Research of a Medical Nature Reduces Deaths in Areas Where it is Created
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study provides a novel way of showing that medical research does indeed save lives, starting in the local communities where it is produced.
Vaccines Offer Strong Protection Against Death from Delta
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Vaccination is over 90 per cent effective at preventing deaths from the Delta variant of Covid-19, according to the first country-level data on mortality.
Preventing of Sudden Infant Deaths
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Most people think of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, as a tragedy that defies explanation: A baby simply stops breathing during the night for no apparent reason.
Treatment Plan Significantly Reduces Hospitalizations and Deaths of Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients with COVID-19
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LOS ANGELES — Liver and kidney transplant recipients have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 and/or death should they become infected because the medication they take to ensure a successful transplant suppresses their immune systems.
Blood Pressure Rising – Doubling Risk of Death in Adults with Diabetes
(HealtNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS, Sept. 27, — Adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes whose blood pressure increased at night had more than double the risk of dying compared to those whose blood pressure “dipped” during sleep….
Opioid-related Deaths Increased Among Less-educated Whites – Stay-at-home Orders
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study led by researchers at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics and the L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office investigates whether the stay-at-home orders impacted opioid-related fatal overdoses.