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The addition of tocilizumab to the standard of care fails to prevent mechanical ventilation or death in patients moderately ill with COVID-19, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2020.

Individuals with cancer who presented with symptoms of COVID-19 demonstrated high rates of 30-day mortality whether they tested positive or negative for the virus, according to results of a study published in European Journal of Cancer.

People who experience food insecurity in the United States may be more likely to experience all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a study published in Health Promotion Practice.

Diets high in protein were associated with a lower risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published in the BMJ.

The number of alcohol-related deaths in the United States each year has doubled between 1999 and 2017, and women experienced the greatest annual increase in these deaths, according to data from a study evaluating death certificates published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

Consuming more soft drinks — both sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened — increases the risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

General adiposity and abdominal adiposity were strongly linked to premature death in Mexican adults, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.