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How extreme heat and cold affect health differently

April 9, 2026

Scientists have been studying how extreme temperatures impact urgent healthcare needs. Their findings suggest that while both extreme heat and cold can harm health, their effects aren't equal. The research looks at how often people end up in emergency rooms or need urgent care during these temperatu

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Better Care for Older Patients in the Emergency Room

April 6, 2026

Emergency rooms that specialize in older patients have become more common since 2018. These centers, called Geriatric Emergency Departments or GEDs, aim to give better treatment for seniors. The program that awards the GED label checks that each hospital follows strict guidelines. Recent studies sh

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Hospital Care in 19th‑Century Amsterdam: Who Survived and Why

April 1, 2026

In the mid‑1800s, Amsterdam’s Binnengasthuis hospital was a place where people could seek help or, sometimes, face their final days. Researchers looked closely at patient records from 1856 to 1896 to understand who was admitted and how many survived. The study found that death rates were not as h

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Child Deaths in Uttar Pradesh: Where Hope Meets Hardship

March 23, 2026

Uttar Pradesh still ranks among the worst in India for children dying before age five, with about 60 deaths per thousand births—more than double the global aim for 2030. The biggest problem is the newborn period, where roughly one in twenty babies dies. Some districts like Amethi and Shahjahanpur

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How Thinking Changes with Age: A Look at Men and Women

February 15, 2026

A recent study looked at how thinking skills change as people get older and how this affects their risk of dying. It focused on men and women aged 55 and up in Zaragoza, Spain. Over 2, 400 people were part of this study. They took tests to measure their thinking skills over 12 years. The results sho

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Eating Right: How Food Choices Can Add Years to Your Life

February 14, 2026

People often wonder if what they eat can really make a big difference in how long they live. A recent study looked at how different eating habits affect life expectancy. Researchers studied over 100, 000 people from the UK Biobank. They followed these people for about 10. 6 years and tracked how man

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Life Expectancy: The Good, The Bad, and The Uneven

January 28, 2026

People in wealthy countries are living longer, but not as long as they used to. This is a big deal. To understand why, let's look at what's happening in Western Europe. From 1992 to 2005, life expectancy was going up fast. The places that were behind caught up quickly. But from 2005 to 2019, things

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Why Do More Moms Die in the U. S. Than Other Rich Countries?

January 26, 2026

The U. S. has a big problem. It has more moms dying during or after pregnancy than other wealthy nations. This is not new. It has been happening for a while. But why? One big reason might be that many pregnancies in the U. S. are not planned. The U. S. has one of the highest rates of unintended pre

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Living Well After Cancer: How Lifestyle Choices Impact Long-Term Survivors

January 25, 2026

Cancer survivors who have been cancer-free for five years or more are known as long-term cancer survivors (LTCS). There is still a lot to learn about how lifestyle choices affect their chances of living longer. A recent study looked at the habits of 6, 057 people who had survived breast, colorectal,

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How Life Quality in Rural Japan Ties to Longevity

January 22, 2026

In the heart of rural Japan, a 13-year study in O City, Ehime Prefecture, has been digging into how people's health-related quality of life (HRQOL) connects to their chances of living longer. The study used a tool called the Short Form-8, a Japanese version, to measure HRQOL. The goal was to see if