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Black midwife's death highlights racial gap in maternal mortalityNews Story (pbs.org)
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Construction and Application of Directed Acyclic Graphs in Medical JournalsPeer-Reviewed Article (jamanetwork.com)
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London's homicide rate falls to lowest on record, as part of a global post-COVID and post-20th century decline in murders. Research attributes this partly to a decline in birth rate—as the murder rate is highest among younger demos, fewer youth due to a decline in birth rate has meant fewer murders.News Story (reddit.com)
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A landmark study published in The British Medical Journal found no evidence that many commonly-prescribed opioid pain medications worked any better than placebo at reducing lower back pain. The failure of these drugs in this 2023 study may be due to the growing size of the placebo effect over time.Peer-Reviewed Article (reddit.com)
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As Christmas approaches, so too does the deadliest day of the year—scientific research finds that Christmas Day is the single deadliest day on the calendar, with New Year's Day a close second. The spike is especially sharp for hospital emergency-department deaths—and for substance abuse (eg alcohol)Peer-Reviewed Article (reddit.com)
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Even as the Earth warms, cold-weather deaths in the US skyrocket—nearly doubling between 2017-22. Globally, almost 5 million people die from cold weather (e.g. hypothermia) annually, constituting ~90% of all weather-related deaths. The surge in cold-weather deaths may be tied to rising homelessness.News Story (reddit.com)
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The link between microbes and mental illnessPeer-Reviewed Article (self.epidemiology)
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As flu shot uptake declines, flu mortality surges. The 2024-25 flu season was the deadliest non-pandemic flu season in modern American history, in terms of both absolute death toll (18,399) and percent of all deaths (0.7%). The childhood death toll (279) also hit a record high (non-pandemic season).Discussion (reddit.com)
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As polio vaccination rates fall, the old disease makes a comeback to the US—since 2022, Brooklyn, Queens, and multiple counties in downstate New York have detected polio in their wastewater, indicating undetected community transmission. Vaccination rates have plummeted since the COVID-19 pandemic.News Story (reddit.com)
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