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Dec , 2023
AI-based risk model for breast cancer screening
Tag: Mortality

AI-based risk model for breast cancer screening

A recent Lancet Regional Health study assesses the performance of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based risk model for breast cancer screening in Europe. Study: European validation of an image-derived AI-based short-term risk model for individualized breast cancer screening—a nested case-control study. Image Credit: Gagliardiphotography / Shutterstock.com Background Regular mammography screening has reduced deaths due to breast cancer in women. […]

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Nov , 2023
Cardiac rehabilitation still underutilized despite proven benefits
Tag: Mortality

Cardiac rehabilitation still underutilized despite proven benefits

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Consistent evidence gathered over many years supports the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation, including decreases in mortality and hospitalizations, and increase in quality of life. In one study of 601,099 Medicare patients older than 65 years with coronary disease, 5-year mortality was lower in patients […]

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Nov , 2023
New insights into patient-surgeon gender concordance and post-surgical mortality
Tag: Mortality

New insights into patient-surgeon gender concordance and post-surgical mortality

Death rates after major surgery are similar regardless of whether a male or female surgeon operates on a male or female patient, finds a large US study published by The BMJ today. The differences seen were small and not clinically meaningful and the researchers say their findings should help improve processes and patterns of care […]

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Nov , 2023
Kiwi cafés sizzle with success on meat-free mondays, cooking up environmental change
Tag: Mortality

Kiwi cafés sizzle with success on meat-free mondays, cooking up environmental change

In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers conducted interviews and online surveys with hospital café employees to investigate support and implementation variables towards the Meat-Free Mondays (MFMs) movement. More than half of the 194 participants in the survey were actively contributing to the movement, and nearly 60% supported the movement. Study findings […]

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Nov , 2023
Which pharmacotherapies are associated with improved outcomes for people with alcohol use disorder?
Tag: Mortality

Which pharmacotherapies are associated with improved outcomes for people with alcohol use disorder?

In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers assessed the efficacy and compared the relative effectiveness of various pharmacological treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Study: Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorder A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Image Credit: fizkes/Shutterstock.comBackground  Unhealthy alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States (U.S.), […]

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Nov , 2023
Personal biases warp COVID-19 memories, posing a challenge for future pandemic policies
Tag: Mortality

Personal biases warp COVID-19 memories, posing a challenge for future pandemic policies

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers looked at four separate studies across 11 countries to systematically evaluate the impacts of motivational bias on historical narratives regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Their results show that the strength of personal bias, whether towards vaccination or from media discourse, can significantly alter memory associated with the pandemic. […]

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Nov , 2023
Climate change could exacerbate respiratory disease deaths during warm seasons
Tag: Mortality

Climate change could exacerbate respiratory disease deaths during warm seasons

Global warming caused by climate change could exacerbate the burden of inpatient mortality from respiratory diseases during the warm season. This is the main conclusion of a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation, and published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. The […]

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Oct , 2023
Maternal pertussis vaccination boosts infant protection up to eight months
Tag: Mortality

Maternal pertussis vaccination boosts infant protection up to eight months

In a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics, researchers carried out a large-scale population-based cohort study across Australia to investigate maternal vaccination effectiveness (VE) against pertussis. They further evaluated whether the vaccination of a mother ≥14 days before the birth of her child would significantly alter the effectiveness of routine primary pertussis vaccine administration […]

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Oct , 2023
Feds hope to cut sepsis deaths by hitching Medicare payments to treatment stats
Tag: Mortality

Feds hope to cut sepsis deaths by hitching Medicare payments to treatment stats

Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after 13 days in a medically induced coma. His wife and daughter were at his bedside, and he thought it had been only a day since he arrived at the emergency room with foot pain. Smith said his wife “slowly started filling me […]

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Oct , 2023
Why are most Americans skipping the COVID-19 booster?
Tag: Mortality

Why are most Americans skipping the COVID-19 booster?

In a recent study published in the journal Vaccine, researchers investigated why more than 80% of eligible Americans have not taken their severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) vaccine booster dose. They conducted an online survey of 2,298 respondents to evaluate the reasons underlying the low observed response. Their results elucidate that, despite consistent […]
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