Mortality Risk

Poverty should be considered a major risk factor for death in the United States, according to the results of research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Patients with chronic kidney disease and obesity may be at a higher risk for death when experiencing BMI loss at the same time as serum albumin or fat-free mass loss, according to data published in Kidney International Reports.

SEATTLE — Hospitalized adults with hypothyroidism who are diagnosed with myxedema coma have a higher mortality rate and are hospitalized for longer than those without myxedema coma, according to a speaker.

SEATTLE — The rate of deaths attributed to vascular complications increased from 2001 to 2020 for adults with diabetes in the U.S., with the rise mainly due to an increase in deaths from diabetic nephropathy, according to a speaker.

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer who had stopped smoking before diagnosis had higher rates of survival after diagnosis, results of a retrospective cohort study showed.

From 2021 to 2022, the overall death rate in the United States decreased about 5% and COVID-19 death rates nearly 50%, according to research published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Delays in health care associated with a lack of timely transportation resulted in increased ED use and risk for all-cause mortality among adult cancer survivors, study results showed.

Adults with type 2 diabetes who drink more coffee, tea, water and low-fat milk have a lower risk for all-cause mortality, and replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with healthier drinks after diabetes diagnosis can reduce mortality risk.

Weight loss of 5% or greater was associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality among older healthy adults, particularly men, highlighting the importance of monitoring these patients for weight changes, according to researchers.

Greater representation of Black primary care physicians was associated with improved life expectancy among Black patients and reduced disparities in all-cause mortality rates, according to researchers.