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Unfavorable outcomes and their predictors in patients treated for perforated peptic ulcer disease in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Gastroenterology

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Search results The initial search yielded a total of 223 articles from various sources. After removing 20 duplicate articles, 203 unique articles remained. Subsequently, 189 articles that were deemed irrelevant for this review were excluded, leaving 14 articles for further analysis. Out of these, 3 articles were not available in full-text and could not be … Read more

Excess mortality in COVID-19-negative people with non-communicable disorders during the first pandemic wave | BMC Public Health

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Our results indicate that during the first pandemic wave and the ensuing months, the death rate of people who were free of COVID-19 in BC (i.e., always tested negative) more than tripled that of a matched pre-pandemic cohort. In absolute terms, the group with the largest increase consisted of those with cardiovascular disorders, but in … Read more

Alarming Stagnation In U.S. Life Expectancy Continues

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Oldery man blowing out birthday candles. getty The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on mortality in the United States shows that life expectancy at birth rose from 77.5 in 2022 to 78.4 in 2023. While this signals a continued bounce-back from significant declines in 2020 and 2021, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, … Read more