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Unlucky numbers: Fighting murder convictions that rest on shoddy stats
LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS—
When a Dutch nurse named Lucia de Berk stood trial for serial murder in 2003, statistician Richard Gill was aware of the case. But he saw no reason to stick his nose into it.
De Berk was a pediatric nurse at Juliana Children’s Hospital in The Hague. In 2001, after a baby died while she was on duty, a colleague told superiors that De Berk had been present at a suspiciously high number of deaths and resuscitations. Hospital staff immediately informed the police. When investigators reexamined records from De Berk’s shifts, they found 10 suspicious incidents. Three other hospitals where D...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - January 19, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Straight from the heart: Mysterious lipids may predict cardiac problems better than cholesterol
Stephanie Blendermann, 65, had good reason to worry about heart disease. Three of her sisters died in their 40s or early 50s from heart attacks, and her father needed surgery to bypass clogged arteries. She also suffered from an autoimmune disorder that results in chronic inflammation and boosts the odds of developing cardiovascular illnesses. “I have an interesting medical chart,” says Blendermann, a real estate agent in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Yet Blendermann’s routine lab results weren’t alarming. At checkups, her low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or “bad,” cholesterol hovered around the 100 milligrams-per-...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - March 16, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Labour proposes new NHS targets on reducing deaths
Sir Keir Starmer says if elected he would aim to cut suicide, heart disease and stroke deaths.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Maternity ’s Most Dangerous Time: After New Mothers Come Home
Recent research shows that most pregnancy-related deaths occur in the year after a baby is born. The discovery is changing how doctors care for new mothers.
Source: NYT Health - May 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Pregnancy and Childbirth Maternal Mortality Black People Heart Suicides and Suicide Attempts Women and Girls Babies and Infants Anxiety and Stress Diabetes Research Depression (Mental) Hypertension Stroke Deat Source Type: news
El cuarto trimestre o los riesgos despu és del parto
Estudios recientes muestran que la mayor ía de las muertes relacionadas con el embarazo ocurren en el año posterior al parto. El hallazgo está cambiando la manera en que los médicos atienden a las nuevas madres.
Source: NYT Health - May 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: Maternal Mortality Pregnancy and Childbirth Deaths (Fatalities) Black People Native Americans Heart Blood Pressure Hypertension Stroke Preeclampsia Suicides and Suicide Attempts Depression (Mental) Mental Health and Disorders Anx Source Type: news
Suicidal behaviour among adults in Cabo Verde in 2020
CONCLUSION: Almost 4% of participants had PSB and several associated factors were identified that can guide public health interventions.PMID:37646251 | DOI:10.1177/00207640231196752
Source: The International Journal of Social Psychiatry - August 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Supa Pengpid Karl Peltzer Source Type: research
