Mortality and Morbidity news

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24 December 2010Mortality rates are an unreliable metric for assessing hospital quality, study finds
8 December 2010Reducing maternal and newborn deaths globally
3 December 2010People with a university degree fear death less than those at a lower literacy level
16 November 2010Over 60 percent of child deaths in India avoidable: survey
5 November 2010Americans sicker but English die quicker says study
29 October 2010Obese children experience later mortality post liver transplantation
27 October 2010Heat, smoke sent Russia deaths soaring in 2010
24 October 2010Unexplained differences in hospital death rates
22 October 2010U.S. teen birth rates highest in southern states
9 October 2010Prenatal arsenic exposure quintuples infant death risk
28 September 2010Outcomes of communication about end-of-life care appear to differ between black and white patients
18 September 2010Palliative Care; How To Help The Dying Cope
11 August 2010Larger Waist Associated With Greater Risk of Death
21 July 2010A Silent Death
14 July 2010Study finds lifelong doubling in death risk for men who are obese at age 20 years
3 June 2010Prompt gallbladder removal in elderly associated with increased survival, lower costs
1 June 2010Nocturia Increases Mortality Risk
25 May 2010Study finds big decrease in global child mortality
21 May 2010Low Blood Sugar May Increase Mortality Rate of Ill Patients
5 May 2010Study shows vitamin A doesn't cut maternal deaths
22 April 2010Women's Mortality Rates at U.S. Hospitals Differ from Men's
20 April 2010Anemia following surgery for morbid obesity
24 January 2010Trauma Patients Safe from Mortality Risks, Complications Associated With So-Called “Weekend Ef
6 October 2009The high cost of treating alcohol-impaired drivers