Health
Final tally: Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths last year
Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to final figures released Thursday.
Dec 22, 2022
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News tagged with accidental injuries
Medications
Opioids now more deadly for Americans than traffic accidents
(HealthDay)—For the first time in history, Americans' risk for dying from an opioid overdose is higher than their risk for dying in a car accident, the National Safety Council reported Monday.
Jan 15, 2019
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Surgery
Hearing difficulty may up risk of accidental injury
(HealthDay)—Hearing difficulty is associated with accidental injury, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Mar 23, 2018
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Health
Trouble hearing? It could increase your risk of an injury
Accidental injuries are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that unintentional injuries accounted for 5 percent of all deaths ...
Mar 22, 2018
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Surgery
A safer way to handle surgical scalpel blades
When tasked with redesigning a medical device, four biomedical engineering majors focused their attention on scalpels. Specifically, the blade packaging for the tool.
Mar 7, 2018
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Health
CDC: higher risk of death from leading causes in rural America
(HealthDay)—Americans who live in rural areas have a higher risk of death from five leading causes than people who live in urban locations, according to research published in the Jan. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Jan 13, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Patients with cancer at heightened risk of injuries during diagnosis
Patients with cancer have heightened risks of unintentional and intentional injuries during the diagnostic process, reveal findings from a large study published by The BMJ today.
Aug 31, 2016
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Health
US death rate rose slightly last year—first time in decade
The U.S. death rate rose slightly last year—the first increase in a decade, health officials reported Wednesday.
Jun 1, 2016
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Health
Lifestyle and luck both factors in a long, healthy life
More people may be living to 100 and beyond than ever before, but the real challenge is how to become one of them yourself, and how to care for an aging population.
Mar 11, 2016
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CDC: Mortality rate from falls up for US seniors
(HealthDay)—The number of American seniors who die from fall-related injuries has nearly doubled since 2000, according to a May data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center ...
May 7, 2015
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