mortality

Arthritis drug reduces mortality in severe COVID-19, huge clinical trial finds | Science

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Baricitinib, an oral drug that dampens an overactive immune system and is commonly used by people with rheumatoid arthritis, reduced hospitalized COVID-19 patients’ risk of dying by 13%, investigators of the world’s largest trial of coronavirus treatments announced today. Patients in the study also took other drugs, such as the steroid dexamethasone, that act on … Read more

Muscle Strengthening Linked to Lower Risk of Dying – Even in Short Amounts

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Spending just 30-60 minutes a week on muscle strengthening exercises could be enough to significantly reduce your risk of dying, according to a new study – even with no extra cardio exercise like running or cycling added in.   Based on an analysis of 16 previous studies, covering up to 25 years of research and … Read more

The Black Death Plague Didn’t Actually Kill Half of Europe, New Study Claims

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In popular imagination, the Black Death is the most devastating pandemic to have ever hit Europe. Between 1346 and 1353, plague is believed to have reached nearly, if not every, corner of the continent, killing 30-50 percent of the population.   This account is based on texts and documents written by state or church officials … Read more

Breast cancer: DNA repair genes may be linked to racial disparity in mortality

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Differences in how DNA repair genes are expressed as a result of environmental impacts may help to explain why Black women in the US have a higher mortality from breast cancer than white women Health 9 February 2022 By Jason Arunn Murugesu Expression of DNA repair genes in some Black women may be linked to … Read more

Something in Your Eyes May Reveal if You’re at Risk of Early Death, Study Shows

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A quick and pain-free scan of the human eyeball could one day help doctors identify ‘fast agers’, who are at greater risk of early mortality. Getting older obviously has an impact on everybody’s body, but just because two people have the same number of years under their belt doesn’t mean they are physically declining at … Read more