Mortality Risk

Receiving hormone replacement therapy within 6 months of a COVID-19 diagnosis was associated with a reduction in mortality, according to researchers.

Drinking a moderate amount — 1.5 to 3.5 cups per day — of unsweetened or sugar-sweetened coffee was associated with a lower risk for mortality, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Depression is associated with a six-fold increased risk for mortality in patients with incident rheumatoid arthritis, according to data presented at the EULAR 2022 Congress.

Patients with second primary melanomas showed significant survival advantage and thinner lesions compared with those with single primary melanomas, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Data from the ZUMA-11 trial showed that the addition of utomilumab after infusion with axicabtagene ciloleucel may lead to improved outcomes in patients with advanced large B-cell lymphoma.

Diabetes Severity Score is the only factor significantly linked to greater mortality risk among older adults with type 2 diabetes experiencing severe hypoglycemia, according to study data published in Diabetes & Vascular Disease Research.

Intensive lifestyle intervention participants in the Look AHEAD randomized controlled trial who lost at least 10% of their body weight had a lower mortality risk compared with those in the control group, according to study data.

Swedish men diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in youth had higher all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risks compared with those without diabetes, and cognitive ability did not influence the associations, according to study data.

Fluctuations in daily temperatures were linked to significant increases in heat-related mortality risk, according to study findings published in The Innovation.

Older adults can reduce their risk for all-cause mortality if they walk about 6,000 to 8,000 steps per day, according to findings published in The Lancet Public Health.