Deaths

A new CDC report says nearly 300,000 more deaths than expected have occurred in the US so far in 2020. Only two-thirds of these “excess deaths” are attributed to COVID-19, suggesting the toll of the pandemic is higher than the confirmed mortality numbers.

New research tracking total all-cause death rates in the US has found 20 percent more people have died in 2020 compared to prior year averages. And, even more strikingly, only two-thirds of those excess deaths can be directly attributed to COVID-19.

A new analysis published in the journal JAMA Network Open, is suggesting a novel metric for comparing the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic to our current pandemic, and the conclusion is COVID-19 is just as deadly, possibly even more so.

A new study, led by researchers from Stanford University, has uncovered an association between total REM sleep quantity and lifespan. The study is the first to investigate the specific relationship between REM sleep and mortality.

Scientists have been exploring the connection between poor sleep and early death and found a type of molecule that appears to play a facilitating role, raising the prospect of new treatments and furthering our understanding of the mysteries of sleep.

Apollo astronaut Colonel Alfred Merrill "Al" Worden has died at the age of 88. Worden was the Command Module Pilot for the 1971 Apollo 15 lunar landing mission, where he remained in orbit while his crewmates descended to the lunar surface.

A newly published report from the American Cancer Society has shone a light on increases in cancer survival rates over the past few decades, with the period examined also including the largest one-year decline ever recorded.

Alexy Leonov, the world's first spacewalker, has died at age 85. He was the first person to leave a spacecraft in orbit on March 18, 1965.

A new study has now found that less than six hours sleep a night increases the chances of early death in subjects suffering from some chronic diseases.

The death is being linked to e-cigarette use, with the CDC now reporting 200 vaping-related cases of lung disease across the US.

Provocative study suggests blood tests can predict a person's risk of dying within the next 10 years.

A new safety alert, issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is recommending extra precautions for those medical and scientific professionals using fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) after revealing one person recently died due to a bacterial infection.