Between May 2020 and early September 2021, over a quarter of a million more people have died from natural causes than was predicted for that time period.
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While the figure of 10,000 steps a day has become a popular benchmark, new research finds we might not need to take quite so many strides to cut our chances of an early death.
Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days. That record will be broken this century, statistical models suggest.
The nice way to describe a new study suggesting lockdowns haven’t saved lives is that it’s ‘brave’.
‘One-size-fits-all’ weight loss advice could be inadvertently harmful to some patients.
The pandemic is bringing up tough new questions as parents and grandparents develop advance care plans. Here’s how to start the conversation.
An unprecedented level of research has gone into understanding the novel coronavirus. Here’s what we still don’t know.
The pandemic has exposed many of us to new statistical concepts, on the news, in everyday conversations and on social media. But how many are you getting wrong?
As modern medicine improves, so too does our ability to stave off disease. But can we overcome the most inescapable of afflictions - old age? Researchers around the world are trying to find out.
A team of researchers from Indiana University performed random testing for SARS-CoV-2 across the state. The results offer some of the most accurate data to date about important aspects of the virus.
Why there’s no need to panic over warning of ‘jaw-dropping’ fertility decline.
The percentage of people who die from a coronavirus infection is an important number for public health experts to know. Recent estimates now put it at 0.65%, far lower than initially thought.
The national curve is made up of much smaller local curves with their own peaks at different times – but deaths are still definitely falling.
Our expert assessed all the controlled studies so far on hydroxychloroquine. His findings may surprise you.
An easy question, but a difficult answer.
There is a large and widening gap between the richest and poorest Australians in terms of risk of dying before the age of 75, according to a study tracking the trend from 2006-16.
Over the first 100 days of the pandemic, countries that quickly implemented strong policies successfully lowered their death rates faster. There were also some surprises in the successes and failures.
Each week that we keep bars and restaurants closed will save a mere at handful of lives at an outsized cost per life year saved of more than $12 million.
Three graphs of mortality data tell the story of the direction the UK and the world are heading in after the peak of the coronavirus outbreak.
Too may countries are drastically unprepared for the coming weeks and months.
Top contributors
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Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Docteur, spécialiste des méthodes de prévision (mortalité, longévité, etc.), Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Démographe et économiste, spécialiste des inégalités territoriales, Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney
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DPhil, Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Digital Health, Monash University
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Director Strategy and Partnerships, African Academy of Sciences, African Academy of Sciences
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Professor, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
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PhD Candidate and Research Fellow at the Monash Health [Health and Social Care Unit], Monash University
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Professor of Actuarial Science, University of Kent
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Professor, Clinical Epidemiology & Process Redesign, Flinders University
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Professor, Victoria University