Mortality

Men and individuals living in high human development index areas had heightened global lifetime risks for lung cancer in 2022 vs. women and those living in low Human Development Index areas, according to study results.

In the U.K., the proportion of ICU patients with sepsis who died in a hospital was smaller in 2017 to 2019 vs. 1988 to 1990, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In a nonoccupational setting, low ambient benzene exposure over a year was linked to a heightened mortality risk, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome faced an accelerated and heightened risk for 90-day mortality between ages 11 and 65, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Anemia of chronic disease is associated with significant mortality, and overall outcomes are influenced by demographic, socioeconomic and hospital-related factors, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

SAN ANTONIO — Elevated BMI increased risk for breast cancer mortality and distant recurrence among women with early-stage disease, according to findings presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.