Want to be happier? You may need to think more about death

People often avoid thinking or talking about death in the United States, but experts say a better life may require becoming ...
STAT

Maternal mortality data is murky — but the crisis faced by new moms is clear

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is focused on boys’ and men’s health: She looks into reproductive health, trending treatments, screening approaches, mental health, and everything in between. Too many new ...
CNN

Mortality rate for children and teens in the US surged in 2020 and 2021, study shows

The mortality rate for children and teens in the United States surged in 2020 and 2021, driven not by deaths from Covid-19 but from fatal injuries from things like firearms, drugs and cars, according ...
BMJ

Association of high amounts of physical activity with mortality risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To systematically review and analyse studies of high amounts of physical activity and mortality risk in the general population. Eligibility criteria Inclusion criteria related to follow-up ...
Becker's ASC

Colonoscopy lowers CRC incidence but not mortality: Study

A single screening colonoscopy reduced colorectal cancer incidence by roughly 30% over 13 years — a meaningful improvement over earlier findings — but failed to produce a statistically significant ...

What Is a Death Doula? Alua Arthur on End-of-Life Planning, Mortality, and What Dying Teaches Us About Living

The idea of a death doula as a profession is newer. According to the International End-of-Life Doula Association, end-of-life ...
NBC4 WCMH-TV on MSN

Lawmakers address Ohio’s maternal, infant mortality rate

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new bill in the Ohio House of Representatives joins companion legislation in the Ohio Senate ...
Health Affairs

Estimated Mortality Increases During The COVID-19 Pandemic By Socioeconomic Status, Race, And Ethnicity

This article estimates changes in all-cause mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic by socioeconomic characteristics and occupation for nonelderly adults in the US, using large-scale, national survey ...
BMJ

Do the associations of daily steps with mortality and incident cardiovascular disease differ by sedentary time levels? A device-based cohort study

4 Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia, Chile 5 Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Escuela de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, el Deporte y la Salud, ...