California’s coronavirus death toll reached another once-unfathomable milestone—70,000 people—on Monday as the state emerges from the latest infection surge with
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India virus death toll tops 400,000; experts say its higher
India on Friday crossed the grim milestone of more than 400,000 people lost to the coronavirus, a number that though
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France’s pandemic death toll set to pass 100,000 amid surge
France’s coronavirus death toll is expected to pass 100,000 on Thursday after a year of hospital tensions, on-and-off lockdowns and
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Study ratifies link of processed meat to cardiovascular disease and death
A global study led by Hamilton scientists has found a link between eating processed meat and a higher risk of
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Dementia death risk is higher among the socioeconomically deprived
A large proportion of dementia deaths in England and Wales may be due to socioeconomic deprivation, according to new research
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Racial disparities in heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes death rates
In the last 20 years, Black adults living in rural areas of the United States experienced high mortality rates due
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County where people live may predict some cardiovascular death by race, ethnicity
The association between race and ethnicity and specific characteristics of some U.S. counties may have a significant impact on death
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Fiji’s vaccine program reduces childhood death and illness: study
Fiji’s national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease which causes severe diarrhoea and
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Weight-reduction surgery for severely obese adults may prevent second heart attack, death
People with severe obesity (BMI >35) and a prior heart attack who undergo weight-reduction surgery may lower their risk of
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Aspirin use reduces risk of death in hospitalized patients, new study says
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were taking a daily low-dose aspirin to protect against cardiovascular disease had a significantly lower risk
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