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Study: Distracted driving more lethal

According to a recent study, from 2005 to 2010, the national number of pedestrians struck and killed by distracted drivers increased from 344 to 500, an almost 50%…

Study: ICU transfer timing affects mortality

A study in the American Journal of Critical Care found that transferring patients out of the ICU before or later an optimal time window increased mortality. Read more.

Variation in mortality

Compared to Whites, Blacks had lower risk adjusted mortality rates for several medical conditions and for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, according to a study in Ethnicity and Disease.…

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