How factory robots lead to human deaths

Robots replacing people on factory floors may lead to more "deaths of despair" among working-age adults in the US, new research shows.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
March 7, 2022 • ~7 min

Death: how long are we conscious for and does life really flash before our eyes?

Humans can be resuscitated after 10 minutes, so we may have some level of consciousness immediately after death.

Guillaume Thierry, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Bangor University • conversation
March 4, 2022 • ~8 min

Natural gas flares were behind dozens of early deaths in 2019

Flaring of natural gas from oil and gas fields in the United States, primarily in North Dakota and Texas, contributed to dozens of premature deaths.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Feb. 28, 2022 • ~5 min

If I am vaccinated and get COVID-19, what are my chances of dying? The answer is surprisingly hard to find

Calculating your risk of death or hospitalization if you are infected with the coronavirus requires good data – notably, the total number of infections in the US. Unfortunately, that data is fuzzy.

Lisa Miller, Professor of Epidemiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Feb. 24, 2022 • ~7 min

In countries more biased against women, higher COVID-19 death rates for men might not tell an accurate story

Some countries report higher rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths among men. This might be due to underreporting among women with limited health access.

Jason Weinman, Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
Feb. 10, 2022 • ~7 min

RSV causes more infant deaths than hospital data show

Two-thirds of infant deaths from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) occurred in the community and would have been excluded from mortality estimates based on hospital data.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
Jan. 28, 2022 • ~7 min

Conflicts between nursing home residents are often chalked up to dementia – the real problem is inadequate care and neglect

Research shows that violence between patients is prevalent, often overlooked and largely unaddressed.

Eilon Caspi, Assistant Research Professor of Health, Intervention, and Policy, University of Connecticut • conversation
Jan. 21, 2022 • ~10 min

Four surprising ways climate change is affecting people's health in England and Wales

A new report uncovers how temperature-related deaths and hospital admissions have changed since 2001.

Chloe Brimicombe, PhD Candidate in Climate Change and Health, University of Reading • conversation
Jan. 21, 2022 • ~6 min

Which countries offer the best (and worst) end-of-life care?

"Most people in the world die badly—many through no treatment at all and many through excessive often futile treatment that increases suffering."

Federico Graciano-NUS • futurity
Jan. 20, 2022 • ~7 min

Legal abortion at state level cut non-white maternal deaths

State-level legalization of abortion produced a 30-40% decline in non-white maternal mortality, health records from the 1960s and 1970s indicate.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
Jan. 11, 2022 • ~4 min

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