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Head injury is associated with doubled mortality rate long-term
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Head injury is associated with doubled mortality rate long-term

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Adults who suffered any head injury during a 30-year study period had two times the rate of mortality than those who did not have any head injury, and mortality rates among those with moderate or severe head injuries were nearly three times...

Study of fully vaccinated patients with cancer who had breakthrough COVID-19 shows 13% mortality rate
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Study of fully vaccinated patients with cancer who had breakthrough COVID-19 shows 13% mortality rate

by Vanderbilt University Medical Center Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The first study to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of fully vaccinated patients with cancer who had breakthrough COVID-19 infections indicates they remained at high risk for hospitalization and death. The study, published Dec. 24 in Annals of Oncology showed that fully vaccinated patients who...

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First global study of wildfire pollution reveals increase in mortality rate

MONASH UNIVERSITY IMAGE: LEAD AUTHOR, PROFESSOR YUMING GUO CREDIT: MONASH UNIVERSITY The first study into the global impact of wildfire-related pollution and deaths comprehensively links short term exposure to wildfire-related fine particulate matters (PM2.5) in the air and all-cause, respiratory and cardiovascular mortalities across cities and regions around the globe. The landmark study, published today...