Generous parental leave leads to staff shortages, nursing home deaths
A new paper in the Review of Economic Studies, published by Oxford University Press, finds that a generous parental leave
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Lilly Covid antibodies cut hospitalizations and deaths
US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly’s combination of two synthetic antibodies against COVID-19 reduced hospitalizations and deaths by 70 percent in
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Russia sets records for virus cases, deaths
Russia on Thursday registered record numbers for daily infections and deaths from the coronavirus, as the country avoids reimposing a
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US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted
This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time—due mainly
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CDC director warns of dire winter ahead for COVID hospitalizations, deaths
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday that the coming winter months might be
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Boosting Coverage of Midwife Care Could Avert Deaths
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, 2020 — About two-thirds of maternal deaths, neonatal deaths, and stillbirths could be averted with universal coverage
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More than 1.1 million deaths among Medicare recipients due to high cost of drugs
More than 1.1 million Medicare patients could die over the next decade because they cannot afford to pay for their
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Europe coronavirus deaths surge past 300,000
A second coronavirus wave ploughed on relentlessly through Europe which reported more than 12 million cases and 300,000 deaths as
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Coronavirus deaths in kids echoes toll in adults, CDC says
A detailed look at COVID-19 deaths in U.S. kids and young adults released Tuesday shows they mirror patterns seen in
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Vaccines against respiratory infections linked with less heart failure deaths
Influenza and pneumonia vaccinations are associated with fewer hospital deaths in patients with heart failure. That’s the result of a
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