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Mashup Score: 15Study: Life expectancy increased as world addressed major killers, though poor pandemic management slowed progress - 20 day(s) ago
Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years since 1990 according to a new study published in The Lancet. Over the past three decades, reductions in death from leading killers have fueled this progress, …
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Mashup Score: 1New Poll Weighs Necessity of Life Expectancy in Cancer Screening Guidelines - The ASCO Post - 7 month(s) ago
The response goes against a trend in guidelines aimed at helping health-care providers decide when to recommend different tests to patients—which national organizations have developed based on medical evidence. Cancer screening guidelines have started to factor in life expectancy because the risks from some cancer screenings may increase with age and because previous studies have shown that patients may need to live about 10 years to achieve the full benefits of detecting cancer early. “[M]any guidelines
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Mashup Score: 8US life expectancy disadvantage is worse than previously believed, according to new study - 11 month(s) ago
When it comes to public health, the United States is at a disadvantage compared with other developed countries. Americans experience more illness, have less access to health care and pay more for health services than citizens in other high-income countries. Americans also die earlier—and have been doing so for much longer than originally thought.
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Mashup Score: 37
Article courtesy of Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, who is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, one of the world’s top cardiologists, a best-selling author, lecturer, and a leading expert in plant-based nutrition and holistic care.
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Mashup Score: 1Study reveals ‘persistent life expectancy shortfall’ among those with sickle cell disease - 1 year(s) ago
An analysis of individuals in the United States with public insurance showed that those with sickle cell disease died more than 20 years earlier than the average person.Researchers calculated an average life expectancy of 52.6 years for publicly insured individuals with sickle cell disease.
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Mashup Score: 0Study reveals ‘persistent life expectancy shortfall’ among those with sickle cell disease - 1 year(s) ago
An analysis of individuals in the United States with public insurance showed that those with sickle cell disease died more than 20 years earlier than the average person.Researchers calculated an average life expectancy of 52.6 years for publicly insured individuals with sickle cell disease.
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Mashup Score: 0Life expectancy among older adults with or without frailty in China: multistate modelling of a national longitudinal cohort study - BMC Medicine - 1 year(s) ago
Background Little is known about life expectancy (LE) with or without frailty. We aimed to estimate the total LE and duration of the state of frailty in China. Methods This study included older adults aged 65 years and older from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study (CLHLS). Frailty status was classified into robust, pre-frailty and frailty based on a cumulative deficit model. Total…
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Mashup Score: 4Can Consumer Electronics Help Stem the Decline of U.S. Life-Years? A Preface for #CES2023 - HealthPopuli.com - 1 year(s) ago
Life expectancy in the U.S. dropped nearly three years between 2019 and 2021, from close to 79 years down to 76. We ended 2022 with this new, sobering statistic from the Centers tor Disease Control (CDC). We begin 2023 with the opening of CES 2023, the world’s largest annual meet-up of consumer electronics innovators, companies, and retailers. How can digital health and other consumer-facing…
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Mashup Score: 7Walking 10 Minutes Per Day Can Extend Longevity - 1 year(s) ago
Researchers say short daily walks can prolong the lives of people over 85. Experts say there are ways for older adults to exercise safely at home.
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Mashup Score: 0The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, November 2022, Volume 10, Issue 11, Pages 761-826, e11 - 2 year(s) ago
Explore the current issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a monthly journal focussed on diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolism
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