Tag: mortality
Vitamin D does not appear to be effective in reducing fracture risk or mortality
Two recent clinical trials suggest that the popular belief that vitamin D supplementation protects against fractures and extends life expectancy, rooted in the biochemical mechanisms in which vitamin D is…
the “massive” mortality of black sea urchins in Guadeloupe worries
In Guadeloupe, marine biology experts are concerned about massive mortality affecting diadem sea urchins. This herbivorous species, essential for the balance of coral ecosystems, had already been decimated in the…
Lars Seligman fights against maternal mortality
IS PRESENTED BY More than one hundred mothers die here at birth Sierra Leone is one of the countries in the world with the highest maternal mortality. Child mortality is…
the drama of maternal mortality in Senegal
Resumption this Thursday, May 5, 2022 of the trial of six midwives in Louga, following a postponement of the hearing on April 27. They are prosecuted for “failure to assist…
Infant mortality: a worrying rising rate
Since 2012, the infant mortality rate, that is to say children under one year old, has continued to increase in France. A worrying trend, especially since the causes are not…
Health of mothers, state of maternity… Why infant mortality is increasing in France
Does France have a problem with its infants? In recent years, deaths of newborns under the age of one have been subject to a worrying increase in France. A study…
Infant mortality: a rising rate since 2012
Although the infant mortality rate fell sharply from 2001 to 2005 in France, then until 2012, it has started to rise again in recent years at the rate of 0.04…
In France, a mysterious increase in infant mortality
Almost 4 French infants die for every 1,000 births, a rate far higher than in other European countries. Alarming figures revealed by a study by the National Institute of Health…
Infant mortality: why has it increased since 2012?
If the infant mortality rate fell sharply from 2001 to 2005 in France, then until 2012, it started to rise again, according to a scientific study published in The Lancet…
Excess mortality linked to Covid-19: why the gender gap is lower than expected
In general, at the same ages, men are more likely to die than women. The Covid-19 crisis has not departed from this immutable rule which today leaves the former with…