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
In this, the third (and final) article of this series highlighting the mass casualties of the response to a purported ‘deadly virus’, Dr Gary Sidley prompts us all to remember the victims of the ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ orders and the overuse of the powerful sedative drug Midazolam. The post Let’s not forget the mass casualties of the covid RESPONSE – Part III appeared first on HART.| HART
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
A new study has found that eating between one and six eggs each week significantly reduces the risk of dying from any cause but particularly from heart disease – even in people who have been diagnosed with high cholesterol levels.| 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
Dhejne et al. (2011)1 conducted the longest follow-up study to date on the outcomes of “sex reassignment surgery”, covering a period of 30 years (1973-2003) and involving 324 individuals in Sweden. The study compared these individuals to matched controls based on birth year and sex, revealing that those who had undergone surgery exhibited a significantly […] The post People who have undergone cross-sex surgery are over 19 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population a...| Stats for Gender
With a cast of eight characters confined to one house, the film fosters an intimate yet isolating atmosphere.| The Observer
words of encouragement for anyone who has recently faced their own mortality.| Geographical Journeys
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
By Dr. Simon Goddek drgoddek.com Today, I am going to red-pill you about vegetable seed oils. 1. Unnatural Extraction Process: Unlike the fruit oils from coconut, avocado, or olive, which can be extracted through pressing, seed oils made from canola, cottonseed, corn, grapeseed, ricebran, sunflower, safflower, and soy require unnatural methods for extraction.| Druthers
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
In this blog post, Pedro Mittelman and Bernado Araújo discuss how forest composition can affect plant–animal interactions without necessarily altering animal communities or population densities. Fo…| The Applied Ecologist
The Inpatient Mortality Indicators (IMIs) are part of the Inpatient Quality Indicators that were developed by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). These measures provide a perspective on hospital quality of care with a focus on inpatient mortality for certain procedures and medical conditions where evidence suggests that high mortality rates may be associated with deficiencies in the quality of hospital care provided.| HCAI
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Outcomes Report| HCAI
3 Poemsby Frank R. Chappell| The Pittsburgh Book Review
