Hacker News with Generative AI: Mortality

Major report on alcohol finds moderate drinking tied to lower mortality (statnews.com)
A major report on alcohol’s health effects — which will inform the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans — found moderate drinkers had lower all-cause mortality, and a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, than those who never drank.

Health, Alcohol, Mortality, Research, Dietary Guidelines

14 points by muongold 16 days ago | 15 comments

Low responsiveness of ML models to critical or deteriorating health conditions (nature.com)
Machine learning (ML) based mortality prediction models can be immensely useful in intensive care units.

Machine Learning, Health, Mortality, Intensive Care

92 points by PaulHoule 31 days ago | 53 comments

Impact of 8 lifestyle factors on mortality and life expectancy among US veterans (sciencedirect.com)
This study aimed to estimate mortality risk and longevity associated with individual lifestyle factors and comprehensive lifestyle therapy.

Health, Mortality, Lifestyles, Veterans, Research

7 points by helloworld 49 days ago | 0 comments

America Is Suddenly Getting Healthier. No One Knows Why. (theatlantic.com)
Americans are unusually likely to die young compared with citizens of other developed countries. The U.S. has more fatalities from gun violence, drug overdoses, and auto accidents than just about any other similarly rich nation, and its obesity rate is about 50 percent higher than the European average. Put this all together and the U.S. is rightly considered a “rich death trap” for its young and middle-aged citizens, whose premature death is the leading reason for America’s unusually short lifespans.

Health, United States, Demographics, Mortality

38 points by ____H____ 128 days ago | 80 comments

Difference in Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk and Mortality by Dietary Patterns (academic.oup.com)
Several studies have demonstrated that dietary patterns identified by a posteriori and hybrid methods are associated with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer risk and mortality. These studies applied different methods for analyzing dietary data and reported inconsistent findings.

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Diet, Research, Mortality

21 points by gnabgib 138 days ago | 30 comments

Alcohol Deaths Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades (nytimes.com)
Americans are dying of illnesses related to alcohol at roughly twice the rate seen in 1999.

Public Health, Alcohol, Mortality, United States

16 points by elsewhen 151 days ago | 2 comments

Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality than sleep duration (2023) (academic.oup.com)
A large body of research has demonstrated that both subjective and objective estimates of average sleep duration are associated with mortality risk [1–9].

Sleep, Health, Science, Mortality, Research

386 points by yamrzou 175 days ago | 247 comments

All We Have in This World Is Ourselves (rxjourney.com.ng)
Earlier this week, one of my colleagues lost her father. It's really startling how much can happen within a 24-hour period. I'm not exaggerating when I say that something could happen in the next 24 hours that might drastically change your life, either positively or negatively.

Life, Mortality, Loss, Reflection, Personal Growth

67 points by chistev 198 days ago | 52 comments

Association of the "Weekend Warrior" Physical Activity Patterns with Mortality (jamanetwork.com)

Health, Mortality, Weekend Activity, Physical Activity, Research

9 points by gnabgib 243 days ago | 5 comments

Higher ultraviolet light exposure is associated with lower mortality (sciencedirect.com)

Science, Health, Mortality, Ultraviolet Light

93 points by janandonly 248 days ago | 49 comments

Higher ultraviolet light exposure is associated with lower mortality (sciencedirect.com)

Health, Science, Mortality, Ultraviolet Light

3 points by XzetaU8 254 days ago | 0 comments

Alcohol Consumption Patterns and Mortality Among Older Adults (jamanetwork.com)