US researchers say COVID-19 is likely to be more severe and more deadly than flu or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Analysing the data, they found COVID-19 was linked with more severe disease outcomes, including long-term mortality, compared with flu or RSV.
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Jamanetwork
Severity and Long-Term Mortality of COVID-19, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
This cohort study assesses the severity and long-term mortality of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus in a large cohort of nonhospitalized veterans.
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Stark Differences in Life Expectancy Across U.S. States Over the Past Century. States like Mississippi, Alabama, saw minimal gains, particularly among women, suggesting that systemic factors — including socioeconomic disadvantages, limited access to health care, have left imprints on mortality. 🏥📉💔
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Yale School of Public Health
Study Reveals Stark Differences in Life Expectancy Across U.S. States Over the Past Century
A sweeping new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health reveals striking disparities in life expectancy across U.S. states and the District
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Analysis of 152 countries (1971–2021) finds unilateral economic sanctions raise mortality across all ages, with annual deaths comparable to global armed conflict. 💔🌍⚔️
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The Lancet Global Health
Effects of international sanctions on age-specific mortality: a cross-national panel data analysis
Sanctions have substantial adverse effects on public health, with a death toll similar
to that of wars. Our findings underscore the need to rethink sanctions as a foreign-policy
tool, highlighting the importance of exercising restraint in their use and seriously…
to that of wars. Our findings underscore the need to rethink sanctions as a foreign-policy
tool, highlighting the importance of exercising restraint in their use and seriously…