How best to represent the true toll of the Covid-19 pandemic on human lives is an urgent matter. Though loss of life represents the clearest indicator, limited testing, inconsistencies in assigning ...

Every new data point or report appears to confirm it: The U.S. is in the midst of a mounting maternal mortality crisis. With more than 32 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, the risk of dying ...

The Charlson Comorbidity Index is a useful tool for making clinical predictions about morbidity in elderly patients with cancer, a new investigation has found. The index measures disease burden and ...

Despite being widely used as measure for quality, mortality rates may be a misleading quality indicator because hospitals use varied accounting methods, according to a new study published in yesterday ...

How do you measure the number of lives lost from air pollutants? As is often the case, it depends. In the United States, by and large, these studies have been designed to support regulatory interests ...

Do-not-resuscitate orders skew the accuracy of mortality rate as a care quality measurement for stroke patients, according to a study published in Stroke. Researchers analyzed data from more than ...

Subscribe to WIRED and stay smart with more of your favorite Ideas writers. Then, in June 2021, de Moivre’s fondest wish appeared to come true: Scientists discovered the first reliable measurement for ...

Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs), used for decades in numerous countries, including the United States, are not an accurate reflection of preventable hospital deaths, according to a new study ...

Industries Smartwatches Measuring Mortality Risks Are New Tool for Insurers Individuals walking at least 7,000 steps daily have lower risk Data may improve life insurance underwriting pool and ...

A recently-published study suggests that a body "roundness" index may be a better measure of health than body mass index (BMI). The article, called "Body Roundness Index and All-Cause Mortality Among ...

A new model can more accurately and efficiently assess which children are at highest risk of preventable death, according to a study published October 14 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Antonio ...