Tag: mortality
Climate change could increase conflict-related mortality
Climate change could fuel conflicts in countries with the most fragile political contexts and lead to an increase in the number of related deaths, estimates the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
Hoogheemraadschap is taking measures to prevent new fish mortality
“We recently installed new systems at the treatment plant,” says Van Zoelen. “The reporting system, or watchdog, must report every ten minutes when the controls are not functioning properly. The…
Tick-borne encephalitis: symptoms, mortality, map of France
Tick-borne encephalitis is an infection of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) which, in 40% of cases, can lead to neurological sequelae for several years. Summary I’tick-borne encephalitis…
Infant mortality: why it is on the rise again in France
For a long time, France was one of the European countries with the lowest infant mortality. But that era is now over. For the past ten years, the number of…
Bee mortality in Utrecht highest of all provinces: ‘It is empty in the air’
Utrecht – Things are not going well with the bee in the province of Utrecht. With a percentage of 41.6 percent, the fewest bees survived the winter in our province.…
Taken daily, vitamin D could reduce cancer mortality
News Published on 05/10/2023 at 3:19 p.m. Updated 05/10/2023 at 3:19 p.m. Reading 3 mins. A new survey reveals that taking vitamin D daily could reduce cancer mortality by 12%.…
Reducing cancer mortality by 50% in 2047, is Joe Biden’s goal achievable?
News Published on 04/18/2023 at 3:13 p.m. Updated 04/18/2023 at 3:13 p.m. Reading 2 mins. The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has announced his desire to reduce cancer…
Major breakthrough in the fight against RS virus, with consequences for urban hospitals here and child mortality worldwide
The vaccines can prevent many hospitalizations and deaths, but that does not mean that the RS virus has been defeated. The vaccines are 80 percent effective, so it will still…
Prostate cancer: delaying treatment of localized cancer would not increase its mortality
News Published on 03/13/2023 at 5:08 p.m. Updated 03/13/2023 at 5:08 p.m. Reading 4 mins. in collaboration with Michaël Peyromaure (urologist) Actively monitoring prostate cancer has the same high 15-year…
Mortality: Does Ethnicity Determine Your Risk?
News Published on 02/25/2023 at 09:00 Updated 02/25/2023 at 09:00 Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director of Doctissimo) Medical validation: February 26, 2023 Asian, black…