People in the US are dying at higher rates than in other similar high-income countries, and that difference is only growing. That’s the key finding of a new study that I published in the...
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Most COVID-19 Deaths May Be The Result of a Completely Different Infection : ScienceAlert
COVID-19 is no longer classed as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization, but scientists are still working hard to understand more about the virus and its impact – including how the...
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Tuberculosis Deaths Creep Upwards After Falling For Decades in Europe : ScienceAlert
The number of tuberculosis deaths in Europe is on the rise again after declining for almost two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. TB killed 27,300 Europeans in 2021 compared to...
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US in Health Crisis as Maternal Deaths Surge to Highest Rate in 60 Years : ScienceAlert
The US maternal mortality rate surged in 2021, the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Black women more than twice as likely to die than White women, according to a report released on...
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A Rise in Online Shopping Partially to Blame For Recent Spike in Whale Deaths : ScienceAlert
Our addiction to online shopping is contributing to the recent spike in whale deaths, The New York Times reports. Since early December, 23 whales have washed up dead along the East Coast, according to...
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