Search Tag: life expectancy

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Effect-of-covid-19-on-life-expectancy

2021 27 Jun

According to latest findings, decreases in life expectancy during 2020 were much larger in the United States than in other high income countries, particularly among Hispanic and Black Americans.  The findings show that between 2018 and 2020, life expectancy in the U.S. decreased by almost two years - 8.5 times the average decrease in 16 other comparable...Read more

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Life-expectancy-and-mortality-rates-in-the-us

2019 01 Dec

Examining life expectancy in the United States over nearly 60 years and identifying factors that contributed to recent increases in mortality were the focus of a new report. The report, "Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates in the United States, 1959-2017," is one of the most comprehensive 50-state analyses of mortality in the US. Researchers...Read more

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Greater-life-expectancy-with-high-volume-surgeons

2017 05 May

A study conducted by researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reveals that surgeons who perform more than 25 mitral valve operations a year are more likely to perform repairs that are durable. Their patients are also more likely to be alive a year after the operation as compared to operations that are performed by lower-volume surgeons....Read more

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Study-reveals-england-s-improving-health-performance

2015 15 Sep

According to new research published in The Lancet , in 2013 England performed better than average on a variety of key health outcomes as compared to 18 other high-income countries in the European Union, Canada, Norway and the U.S. However, the findings reveal substantial health disparities within English regions.  Professor John Newton from Public...Read more

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Life-expectancy-lower-with-combination-of-diabetes-stroke-or-heart-attack

2015 07 Jul

According to a study published in JAMA, analysis of nearly 1.2 million participants and more than 135,000 deaths showed that mortality associated with a history of diabetes, stroke, or heart attack was similar for each condition, and the risk of death increased substantially with each additional condition a patient had. Prevalence of cardiometabolic...Read more