Rising death rate for Gen X, elder millennials is 'genuinely alarming'

Researchers noted that those born between 1970 and 1985 are dying more from colon cancer and cardiovascular disease: "It’s ...

Changes in pace of epigenetic clocks over time may help predict mortality risk

The age on your driver's license may not be the same age as the cells in your body. Scientists use something called an ...
Healio

Biological age, age acceleration may predict 1-year mortality after geriatric hip fracture

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Overall, patients with geriatric hip fractures had a ...
The Cardiology Advisor

COPD Linked to Increased Stroke-Related Mortality in Older US Adults

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an increase in stroke-related mortality in older individuals, according to study results presented at the International Stroke ...

Deaths of white women with no higher education largely driving rising maternal mortality

The racial gap in maternal mortality is narrowing, driven largely by climbing death rates of white women with no more than a high school education and declining rates for college-educated Black women, ...
South Carolina Public Radio

How South Carolina compares to national trends in maternal mortality

New data from the CDC shows that, nationally, maternal deaths dipped (barely) in 2024. South Carolina is showing better ...