Linda Heim knew her dad didn’t plan to wait for the cancer to kill him. For decades, he’d lived in Montana, which they’d thought was one of the few places where terminally ill people could get a prescription to end…
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Texas nurse describes 'The Pit,' a room where coronavirus patients are sent to die
Fox News Flash top headlines for November 16 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A traveling nurse on assignment in Texas described “horrific” conditions for patients with COVID-19 as hospitals reach max capacity…
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Are men really that much more likely to die from coronavirus? We need better data to be certain
Nine months after the coronavirus emerged, there’s still a remarkable lack of understanding about why the severity and course of COVID-19 vary for different people. Part of the problem is that we haven’t prioritized gathering and reporting data in enough…
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Women more likely than men to die waiting for a liver transplant, study finds
A large cohort study has revealed that women are 8.6 percent more likely than men to die while waiting for a liver transplant and 14.4 percent less likely than men to receive a deceased donor liver transplant. It is a…
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When insurers cover infertility treatments, fewer women die
When states require that insurers provide coverage of infertility treatments, 20% fewer mothers die during pregnancy, childbirth or shortly after birth, according to a University of Michigan study. Nearly 11% of women ages 15-44 and 21% of currently married, childless…
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Type 2 diabetics 'are TWICE as likely to die from Covid-19'
Type 2 diabetics are TWICE as likely to die from Covid-19… and obesity increases the risk even further, new research shows Sufferers from Type 1 diabetes are also three and a half times more likely to die Findings provide further…
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Two former Japan cruise ship passengers die
Two elderly former passengers from the coronavirus-wracked Diamond Princess died Thursday, Japanese authorities said, as fears mount for those who have left the ship after testing negative for the virus. The man and woman, both Japanese and in their 80s,…
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