And that’s just in Rhode Island, the seventh smallest US state in terms of population. Those “extra deaths” are people who would die earlier than they otherwise should have. To make those calculations, the r
Introduction Cancer accounted for approximately 2 of every 10 deaths in the US in 2020.1,2 Most cancer cases are diagnosed after evaluation for symptoms.3 Weight loss is a common symptom in general medical practice. Prior studies suggested that weight loss was associated with higher rates of can...
In 2000, there were 18 deaths for every 100,000 children aged 5 to 14; a year later, there were 17 deaths for every 100,000 children in this age group. The infant mortality rate slightly increased. Seven of every 1,000 infants died before their first birthday in 2002, compared with a...
And that’s just in Rhode Island, the seventh smallest US state in terms of population. Those “extra deaths” are people who would die earlier than they otherwise should have. To make those calculations, the researchers first turned to hospital records. They focused on ER visits for heat-...