Psychedelics are a kind of hallucinogenic drug that produce out-of-the-ordinary experiences of consciousness. Psychedelics may reduce the fear of dying and death, comparable to feelings…
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The study analyzed mortality data and medical records of over a hundred thousand individuals. A study finds that adults who exercised 150-600 minutes each week…
The overwhelming body of evidence shows that antibiotics are ineffective for asymptomatic people and may cause side effects such as diarrhea, vomiting, rashes, and yeast…
Hospitalization for COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…
COVID-19 has widened the life expectancy gap across racial groups and between the US and peer countries. U.S. life expectancy decreased by 1.87 years between…
Discrepancy driven primarily by an increase in death rates in middle-aged white people. Death rates among Black people remained highest overall, however, gap with those…
Black Americans experienced highest per capita excess death rates, while regional surges contributed to higher excess death rates from COVID-19 and other causes, a VCU-led…
The death prediction and physiology after removal of therapy study (DePPaRT study) A new international study, led by Dr. Sonny Dhanani of the CHEO Research…
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…
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…