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Firsthand 9/11 exposure fueling alcohol- and drug-related deaths: study

October 29, 2018 9/11, Alcohol, and, deaths, drug-related, exposure, Firsthand, fueling, study

(HealthDay)—People directly exposed to the World Trade Center terrorist attacks appear at increased risk of drug- and alcohol-related death, a

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Deaths of despair in the era of Donald Trump: The opioid epidemic is just part of the problem

September 27, 2018 deaths, despair, Donald, epidemic, era, in, is, just, of, Opioid, part, problem, the, Trump:

Opioid-related deaths contributed to more than 60 000 U.S. lives lost in 2016 but absolute declines in life expectancy relative

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Experts address the rapidly rising number of deaths from Parkinson’s disease

September 10, 2018 Address, deaths, disease, experts, From, Number, of, Parkinson's, rapidly, rising, the

Deaths associated with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders increased substantially between 2001 and 2014. Parkinson’s disease was in fact the

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Poor Health Care Linked to 5 Million Deaths Worldwide a Year

September 7, 2018 5, A, care, deaths, health, Linked, million, poor, to, Worldwide, year

FRIDAY, Sept. 7, 2018 — Poor-quality health care results in about 5 million deaths a year in low- and middle-income

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Deaths caused by drug-resistant infections are ‘hidden by the NHS’

September 5, 2018 Caused, chief, deaths, drug, hiding, infections, medical, NHS, officer, resistant, warns

NHS is ‘hiding’ deaths caused by drug-resistant infections, Chief Medical Officer warns NHS is hiding the true scale of deaths

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AI beats doctors at predicting heart disease deaths

September 5, 2018 AI, at, beats, deaths, disease, Doctors, heart, predicting

A model developed using artificial intelligence (AI) is better at predicting risk of death in patients with heart disease than

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Half of all gun deaths occur in just SIX countries n Americas

August 28, 2018 America, countries, deaths, firearm, Half, just, North, occur, SIX, South

Half of all gun deaths occur in just SIX countries – and they are all in North or South America Half

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Drug reduces deaths and hospitalizations from underdiagnosed form of heart failure

August 27, 2018 and, deaths, drug, failure, form, From, heart, hospitalizations, of, reduces, underdiagnosed

A phase three clinical trial has shown that a drug called tafamidis significantly reduces deaths and hospitalizations in patients with

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Rotavirus vaccine cuts infant diarrhoea deaths by a third in Malawi

August 12, 2018 A, By, Cuts, deaths, diarrhoea, in, infant, Malawi, Rotavirus, third, vaccine

A major new study has shown that rotavirus vaccination reduced infant diarrhoea deaths by 34% in rural Malawi, a region

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Alcohol-related cirrhosis deaths skyrocket in young adults

July 21, 2018 adults, Alcohol-related, cirrhosis, deaths, in, skyrocket, young

Deaths from cirrhosis rose in all but one state between 1999-2016, with increases seen most often among young adults, a

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