Elvis Presley and Don Simpson famously died going to the loo. However, both were heavy drug users, which was in both cases determined to have been the cause of death. However, this hasn't stopped the pop-culture memetic mutation making it sound like they died due to on-potty overexertion. Perhaps most famously, The Sopranos' episode He Is Risen involves a heart attack while pushing to poop. The TVTropes article Undignified Deaths includes a few more, and asserts that “hundreds of people die...| Recent Questions - Skeptics Stack Exchange
In this short fiction narrative, David Zvi Kalman imagines a world in which figures such as Maimonides can be summoned through artificial intelligence, causing people and programs alike to contend with new and age-old questions.| The Lehrhaus
Accurate estimations of demographic trends are vital for planning. India has both a direct and an indirect system to count births and deaths. How did they develop, what works and doesn't, and how can they be improved?| Data For India
August 22, 2024 – Welcome back after a long, relaxed summer break this year. Today’s post – suggested by a reader – deals with an intriguing question: how does early retirement impact my life expectancy? You see, since retiring six years ago, I’ve always assumed I’m doing my body a favor. I live a more … Continue reading Will Early Retirement Reduce My Life Expectancy? The post Will Early Retirement Reduce My Life Expectancy? appeared first on Early Retirement Now.| Early Retirement Now
In the lives of my grandparents, precise knowledge of the year or day of their birth was not guaranteed. Unlike those who lived at a slower pace, we have become preoccupied with time, perhaps begin…| Dr. Gerald Stein
Nick Turse (in a 2025 paper published by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University): The war in Gaza has, since October 7, 2023, killed more journalists than th...| Skeptics Stack Exchange
A new study has found that for older adults receiving in-home care, loneliness doesn’t increase the risk of death. The findings contradict much of the existing research into the link between loneliness and health.| New Atlas
It’s almost a year since I last posted. A great deal has happened since that last post, most notably the death of my father. Trying to put the experience into words is beyond me, which is probably why there has been no posts. There are four draft posts in the dashboard, but I couldn’t finish […]| Old Fart's Almanac
“My husband died unexpectedly,* and I don’t have the access code to his phone.” This, or some variation of it, is posted on social media or stated| AGEIST
Stuart made a guest appearance on the Independent SAGE weekly briefing to give a presentation on excess deaths. The discussion covered what we mean by excess deaths and different ways of measuring these, whether by simple counts or the more accurate approach using age-standardised mortality rate. However we approach it, the baseline matters. Death rates […] The post Excess Deaths Presentation appeared first on COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group.| COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group
Australia is seeing significant excess mortality in 2022, in contrast to earlier in the pandemic. Around half the excess is from COVID deaths| COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group
New data from the ONS on their analysis of mortality and A&E waits has enabled new, better calculations on the magnitude of excess deaths ...| policyskeptic.blogspot.com
With a cast of eight characters confined to one house, the film fosters an intimate yet isolating atmosphere.| The Observer
Long waits in A&E kill patients. A new analysis of mortality and A&E waits by the ONS–despite issues in the analysis and presentation of the...| policyskeptic.blogspot.com
“Good times and bum times, I’ve seen them all and, my dear, I’m still here.” ~ From the Broadway musical, “Follies” Most of you are aware that December 31st is a double-whammy for us strange ones who also claim that end-of-the-year-ing as their birthdays as well. I’m one of them. And this one’s a biggie … Continue reading "I’m Still Here!"| Words from Cara
The Friday Report is our regular update (currently monthly) with a summary of the key papers, analyses and data that we’ve looked at recently. In Friday Report 71 we look at: UK autumn booster progress Non-injection vaccines approved (breathtaking news not to be sniffed at!) Traces of mRNA vaccine in breast milk Variant prevalence – […] The post The Friday Report – Issue 71 appeared first on COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group.| COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group
Back in June, I did a podcast episode on lightning strike deaths. STUMP – DEATHANDTAXES Lightning Strike Deaths MARYPATCAMPBELL · JUN 17 Lightning Strike Deaths Listen now (28 min) | Lightning strike deaths have decreased by over 80% from 1968 to 2022! Thanks to lots of changes, but primarily because of improved weather forecasting. Alas, they still occur, as was just reported from Texas, but we can thank technological change for this benefit. I got a lovely surprise when John Jensenius fr...| STUMP
I’ve seen this paper going around recently: Excess Death Rates for Republican and Democratic Registered Voters in Florida and Ohio During the COVID-19 Pandemic Let me drop the abstract here: Importance There is evidence that Republican-leaning counties have had higher COVID-19 death rates than Democratic-leaning counties and similar evidence of an association between political party affiliation and attitudes regarding COVID-19 vaccination; further data on these rates may be useful. Objectiv...| STUMP
NY Times: Fighting for Anthony: The Struggle to Save Portland, Oregon/The city has long grappled with street homelessness and a shortage of housing. Now fentanyl has turned a perennial problem into a deadly crisis and a challenge to the city’s progressive identity, 29 July 2023 by Michael Corkery| stump.marypat.org
