Sunday, May 28, 2023

death risk

Rise in night temperature may up your death risk 6-fold: Study

As night-time temperature climbs owing to climate change, so does your risk of death -- nearly six-fold in the future -- due to excessive heat that disrupts normal sleeping patterns, a new global study has warned. Excessively hot nights caused...

Smoking, vaping spiked severe Covid complications, death risk

People who reported smoking or vaping prior to their hospitalisation for Covid-19 were more likely than their counterparts, who did not smoke or vape, to experience severe complications, including death, from the SARS-CoV-2 infection, finds a study led by...

Covid mixed with flu increases severe illness, death risk: Lancet

Adults who have been hospitalised due to Covid-19 and flu at the same time are at much greater risk of severe disease and death compared to patients who have just contracted Covid or any other viruses, new research shows. The...