Mortality
Surgery for hip fracture may decrease mortality in community-dwelling adults with dementia
Among community-dwelling adults with dementia, surgical intervention of femoral head and neck fractures was associated with decreased mortality compared with nonsurgical treatment, according to published results.
Eating more potatoes may reduce risk for mortality, researchers find
A greater weekly intake of potatoes reduced the risk for all-cause mortality as well as mortality from CVD, ischemic heart disease and acute myocardial infarction, a Norwegian-based cohort study showed.
Drug treatment ineffective in reducing mortality risk of patients with CKD, depression
Patients with chronic kidney disease who received medication to treat their depression did not see a reduction in adverse health risks for hospitalizations and mortality, a recently published study shows.
Higher risk for suicide among women with vs. without premenstrual disorders
All women with vs. without premenstrual disorders had higher risk for suicide, whereas those diagnosed at younger than 25 years had increased all-cause mortality risk, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.
Study: Semaglutide slowed progression of CKD, cut cardiovascular events, mortality risk
Use of the drug semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes significantly reduced the risk of major kidney disease events, cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality vs. placebo, newly published data show.
Greater hospital racial diversity linked to poorer mechanical ventilation outcomes
SAN DIEGO — Patients ventilated for pneumonia or sepsis faced higher mortality odds as the racial diversity of the patient population increased, according to a poster presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
Low testosterone tied to increased risk for mortality, CVD events
Men with low testosterone concentrations had a higher risk for all-cause mortality, and those with very low testosterone also had an increased risk for CVD mortality, a study in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.
AACR report: Despite progress, disparities in cancer incidence, mortality persist
The gap in cancer mortality between Black and white individuals shrunk dramatically during the past 3 decades, according to a new report.
Hypogonadism may greatly increase mortality odds for hospitalized adults with asthma
NEW ORLEANS — Adults with asthma and hypogonadism have greatly increased risk for mortality during hospitalization compared with adults with asthma and normal testosterone levels, according to data presented at the AACE annual meeting.
Lung donor smoking linked to primary graft dysfunction risk, not mortality
Following transplantation, recipients with a lung from a donor who had tobacco smoke exposure did not have higher mortality, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.