The Fox sisters: Kate (1838-92), Leah (1814-90) and Margaret (or Maggie) (1836-93). Lithograph after a daguerreotype by Appleby. Published by N. Currier, New York. In…
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Findings may relate to underuse, overuse, or even misuse, say researchers. There’s a 7-fold unexplained variation in rates of euthanasia across The Netherlands, reveals an…
Public largely unaware of potential safety hazards. Swallowing alcohol-based hand sanitizer can kill, warns an analysis of two such deaths identified in coroners’ reports, and…
Fewer New Yorkers are dying from the coronavirus than health experts had anticipated, a new study shows. Regional death rates have dropped from the highs…
Researchers suggest ways to address challenges associated with measuring direct and indirect deaths attributable to COVID-19 pandemic. Estimating deaths from COVID-19 based on death certificate…
UC Berkeley demographers calculate pandemic’s impact on US lifespan based on projected mortality rates. With over 170,000 COVID-19 deaths to date, and 1,000 more each…
Findings suggest that national estimates of opioid overdose burden may be grossly underestimated. A 7-year comprehensive study of deaths attributed to out of hospital cardiac…
The study showed that each educational step obtained led to 1.37 fewer years of lost life expectancy. Life expectancy in the United States has been…