Genetic testing provides insights to sudden unexplained deaths in Amish community
Researchers used post-mortem genetic testing to find the underlying cause of multiple sudden deaths in young people and sudden cardiac
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Nearly 900,000 deaths over 16 years caused by inequality, study claims
Nearly 900,000 deaths in England could have been avoided over the past 16 years if society was more equal, researchers
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Admissions, deaths for COPD vary by season
(HealthDay)—There is dramatic seasonal variation in rates of admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, according to a study
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The opioid crisis: Drug overdose deaths are down for the first time in 30 years
Drug overdoses cause more deaths in the U.S. than gun violence, car accidents, or H.I.V. did when they reached their
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Fewer deaths tied to dirty air, but threats persist: report
(HealthDay)—Significant but uneven improvements in air quality have greatly reduced U.S. deaths related to air pollution over the past decade,
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Opioid crisis helps explain rise in cocaine deaths: report
Cocaine deaths have been rising in the U.S., health officials said Thursday in their latest report on the nation’s overdose
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Two sudden deaths linked to anti-depression pills
Family fears one of UK’s most most commonly prescribed anti-depressant drugs stopped their 24-year-old son’s heart beating amid concerns it
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Rate of U.S. deaths tied to dementia has more than doubled
(HealthDay)—Dementia is now one of the leading killers in the United States, with the rate of deaths linked to the
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Flu May Be a Factor in Many Kidney Failure Deaths
MONDAY, Jan. 28, 2019 — Seasonal flu and other respiratory infections may be especially dangerous for kidney failure patients, researchers
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Diet is to blame for many deaths
People, who eat unhealthy, is detrimental to its health: Every second cardiovascular-related death in Europe could allow a better food
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