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Worsening diet can predict earlier death in adults with CKD
Declining diet quality could be a predictor of earlier death among adults with chronic kidney disease, according to a research letter published in American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
Area-level social determinants of health associated with COVID-19 mortality, study shows
Social determinants of health, including lower socioeconomic status and a higher proportion of racially minoritized groups, correlated with higher likelihood of COVID-19-related death, according to a recent study in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
U.S. cancer death rates continue to drop as incidence remains stable
Cancer death rates declined broadly between 2015 and 2019 in the United States as overall incidence remained generally stable, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.
Varicella deaths in US have ‘practically been eliminated’ by vaccination
WASHINGTON — Since its start 25 years ago, the varicella vaccine program in the United States has led to high vaccination coverage, resulting in a 97% decrease in cases of the disease also known as chickenpox, according to data presented at IDWeek.
Officials weigh vaccine options as death toll rises in Ugandan Ebola outbreak
Officials have begun assessing Sudan ebolavirus vaccine candidates as case and death counts continue to rise in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Uganda that has now spread to two more districts in the country.
FDA approves Xenpozyme, first treatment for rare acid sphingomyelinase deficiency
The FDA has approved Xenpozyme as the first treatment for patients with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency with symptoms unrelated to the central nervous system.
Texas reports first US death in person with monkeypox
Texas officials announced the first death of someone in the United States with monkeypox, though officials have not determined whether the disease was the person’s cause of death.
Nomograms predict risk for early death in HCC, may guide ‘individualized treatment’
Internally validated nomograms predicted the probability of early death and identified risk factors among patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, according to research published in BMC Gastroenterology.
US Senate Finance Committee calls out transplant procurement system for poor performance
Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance grilled leaders of the United Network for Organ Sharing during a recent congressional hearing on poor management of the nation’s organ supply.
Overdose rate will continue to grow: ‘It’s going to mean mass death’
Following the 2021 record-setting report of opioid overdose deaths in the United States, experts are predicting higher rates of overdose deaths, based on the results of a report published in JAMA Network Open.