MORTALITY

This study looked at a non-invasive treatment for adults with severe COVID-19 who were struggling to breathe. It combined high-flow oxygen through the nose with having patients lie on their stomachs while awake. The goal was to see if this approach could help patients avoid needi…

This large study tested whether sending exercise guides and motivational tips through the mail could help older women become more active and improve their health. It enrolled nearly 50,000 women aged 60+ to see if this remote program could reduce serious health problems like hear…

This study tested if adding the drug bezlotoxumab to standard care could prevent severe outcomes in patients with a dangerous C. difficile gut infection. It focused on 44 patients identified as high-risk using a special score based on their genes, blood tests, and gut bacteria. T…

This study tested whether a national policy that stops offering measles vaccine after a child's first birthday affects child survival. Researchers compared two groups of children aged 9-35 months in Guinea-Bissau: one followed the standard policy, and the other received the measl…

This study followed 6,196 adults aged 65+ having non-emergency surgery to understand how post-surgery confusion (delirium) affects physical frailty and survival. Researchers tracked patients' strength and health before surgery, checked for confusion after surgery, and followed up…

This study tested if using a video camera is better than the human eye for measuring a simple vital sign called 'capillary refill time' in intensive care patients. The goal was to see if the video method gives more consistent results when different people take the measurement. It…

This study looked back at the medical records of 1,250 patients with advanced cancer who visited a hospital emergency department. The goal was to find common factors—like lab test results, overall health, and nutrition—that are linked to a higher risk of dying within 90 days of t…

This study looked at 1000 patients who had a major heart attack (STEMI) to see if their nutritional status, measured by simple blood tests at the hospital, could predict their health outcomes over the next two years. Researchers used two scoring systems (CONUT and PNI) based on b…

This study aims to understand the long-term heart health and survival of people who donate a kidney. Researchers will compare health records of 50,000 living kidney donors in Canada to a carefully matched group of healthy people who did not donate. The goal is to see if donors ha…