Some pre-existing conditions triple COVID death risk
Certain pre-existing conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure, and others can increase the chance of patients dying from COVID-19, research finds.
Oct. 16, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: covid-19 death mortality featured health-and-medicine
How deadly is the coronavirus? The true fatality rate is tricky to find, but researchers are getting closer
The percentage of people who die from a coronavirus infection is an important number for public health experts to know. Recent estimates now put it at 0.26%, far lower than initially thought.
July 15, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus sars-cov-2 healthcare viruses mortality death-rate case-fatality-rate
Fast-acting countries cut their coronavirus death rates while US delays cost thousands of lives
Over the first 100 days of the pandemic, countries that quickly implemented strong policies successfully lowered their death rates faster. There were also some surprises in the successes and failures.
May 22, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: health covid-19 coronavirus politics policy spain italy social-distancing viruses united-states germany mortality democracy countries
Three charts that show where the coronavirus death rate is heading
Three graphs of mortality data tell the story of the direction the UK and the world are heading in after the peak of the coronavirus outbreak.
April 27, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus statistics covid-19-testing covid-19-pandemic mortality
Ignaz Semmelweis, the doctor who discovered the disease-fighting power of hand-washing in 1847
A Hungarian obstetrician was the first to nail down the importance of handwashing to stop the spread of infectious disease.
April 14, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: history-of-medicine maternal-mortality handwashing history-of-science hand-washing disease-control contagion cleanliness handwashing-and-coronavirus
Official drug death stats are off by half
"The basic records being kept are annual reports on the number of deaths from drug overdose. But that's only part of the picture."
Jan. 16, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: drugs life-expectancy overdose mortality health-and-medicine deaths
Oddly shaped parks cut mortality risk for nearby residents
The shape of parks may be key to getting the most out of them, according to a new study that shows irregularly shaped parks cut mortality risk.
Nov. 27, 2019 • ~2 min
Tags: parks mortality health-and-medicine
Fewer deaths at hospitals that do more of these heart valve replacements
Researchers have found a link between the volume of transcatheter-aortic valve replacement hospitals perform and lower mortality rates.
April 5, 2019 • ~5 min
Tags: heart-disease hospitals mortality health-and-medicine hearts
Harvard panel addresses high maternal mortality rates
Harvard panel discusses doubling of maternal mortality rates in U.S. caused by inadequate hospital facilities, lack of access, insurance gaps, and systemic racism.
March 5, 2019 • ~5 min
Tags: health-medicine harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health african-american-women ana-langer death-during-childbirth haywood-brown karen-scott maternal-mortality susan-mann tina-martin wanda-barfield
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