More than 40 percent of COVID-19 cases in the United States have occurred in nursing homes, and new research indicates
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Opium linked with more deaths after bypass surgery
The largest study on opium use and outcomes after bypass surgery has found that it is linked with more deaths
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Latin America and Caribbean pass 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
Latin America and the Caribbean on Tuesday surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths, more than half of them in Brazil, according to
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China virus deaths jump to 902: official
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The number of deaths from China’s new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 902 on Monday after the
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COPD death rates are falling in many countries but the total number of deaths is increasing
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) death rates fell in most countries between 1995 and 2017, but the total number of
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New study: One is seven child deaths result from pneumonia, the flu, other LRIs
Despite large declines since 1990 in child deaths from pneumonia and the flu, these and other lower respiratory infections (LRIs)
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Flu season, vaccination of risk groups: what you should know to be flu
Every year, the Influenza calls for thousands of Deaths in Germany. Also in 2019, the influenza wave is likely to
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DAAs cut deaths in those treated for HCV-related liver cancer
(HealthDay)—Among patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and complete response to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment, direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy
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Asthma deaths are the highest they have been in a decade
Asthma deaths are the highest they have been in a DECADE as charity slams the ‘unacceptable’ rise and blames it
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Overdose deaths from fentanyl soaring: report
(HealthDay)—The number of Americans dying from overdoses of the powerful narcotic fentanyl rose 12-fold in recent years, health officials reported
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