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- Improving Ourselves to Death https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/15/improving-ourselves-to-death?currentPage=all 101 comments
- DeSantis says record deaths are ‘tough things to see,’ but he contends coronavirus trends are improving https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-desantis-coronavirus-adventhealth-20200728-s72qgjw3n5butm2ura7o6wmpai-story.html 31 comments politics
- US air quality dropped during Trump presidency after years of improvement, leading to thousands of premature deaths https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-air-quality-pollution-trump-obama-deaths-epa-a9168716.html 1419 comments politics
- 'Avoidable' death of champion cyclist Mike Hall could prompt safety improvements https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/champion-cyclist-mike-hall-s-death-ruled-avoidable-by-act-coroner-20190228-p510sh.html 44 comments bicycling
- Infant deaths are on the rise in Venezuela, reversing years of improvements, study says - Infant mortality in Venezuela reached 21 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2016... That's well above the average 15 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2017 for Latin America, according to the World Bank. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/24/health/infant-mortality-venezuela-study/index.html 3 comments worldnews
- Athletes' Performance Improved by Thoughts of Death http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/313836.php 7 comments science
- Breast cancer death rates in Canada didn't improve with mammograms http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/breast-cancer-death-rates-in-canada-didn-t-improve-with-mammograms-1.2532730 10 comments science
- The All New And Improved Death Panel Nonsense-Obamacare As Middle Class Tax http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/06/29/the-all-new-and-improved-death-panel-nonsense-obamacare-as-middle-class-tax-increase/ 18 comments politics
- Saudi Arabia has commuted the death sentences of three men who were arrested for taking part in anti-government protests as minors, in the latest attempt by the kingdom to improve its human rights record https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/8/saudi-arabia-converts-death-row-to-10-years-in-jail-for-three-men 67 comments worldnews
- Record Drop in US Cancer Death Rate. From 2017 to 2018, cancer deaths dropped by 2.4 percent, the largest single-year improvement recorded in 70 years of American Cancer Society annual cancer reports. https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/record-drop-in-us-cancer-death-rate-68351?fbclid=iwar3jm9nqrhx8hakwke7xr-_xcjfysyqclx45frmufs9whbsjp94ekod1thi#.yaxhvu8nage.facebook 30 comments science
- Prostate cancer has become third most common cause of cancer death in UK, overtaking breast cancer, despite improvements in survival rates for both. The top cancer killer is lung cancer, which claimed 35,486 lives in 2015, followed by colorectal cancer, with toll of 16,067 people. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/02/prostate-cancer-now-kills-more-people-than-breast-cancer-uk-figures-reveal 3 comments worldnews
- Ticket to Europe:Hundreds of thousands of Africans are preparing to test their luck on the voyage across the Mediterranean. As the weather begins improving, the number of arrivals will rise -- as will the number of deaths. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/refugee-crisis-focus-shifts-to-north-africa-a-1089536.html 735 comments europe
- Bush Campaign Death Spiral: Staffer Who May Have Pocketed $1.3 Million Tells Donors About Steps to Improve Financial Outlook http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/10/24/bush-campaign-death-spiral-staffer-may-pocketed-1-3-million-tells-donors-steps-improve-financial-outlook/ 4 comments politics
- Coating soybean seeds with pesticide linked to bee deaths does not improve soybean yields at all, EPA finds http://e360.yale.edu/digest/pesticide_linked_to_bee_deaths_does_not_improve_soybean_crops_epa_finds/4278/ 28 comments science
- What does it take for a scholar to sacrifice his time for an article that criticizes him, read it objectively to assess its pros and cons, patiently help the author improve the argument, and then recommend for publication an article that might ring the death knell for his theory or finding? http://www.personal.psu.edu/asc16/blogs/tqeditor/2008/05/who-has-the-right-to-referee-y.html 18 comments science
- The WHO urges higher taxes on alcohol and sugary drinks to improve public health. Alcohol is linked to 2.6M deaths annually. https://stocknear.com/blog/article/dkpb89h0vug7lnq 145 comments wallstreetbets
- Dollars on the Margins. The $15 Minimum Wage Doesn’t Just Improve Lives. It Saves Them. A living wage is an antidepressant. It's a sleep aid. A diet. A stress reliever. It's a contraceptive, preventing teenage pregnancy. It prevents premature death. It shields children from neglect. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/21/magazine/minimum-wage-saving-lives.html 17 comments business
- Dollars on the Margins. The $15 Minimum Wage Doesn’t Just Improve Lives. It Saves Them. A living wage is an antidepressant. It's a sleep aid. A diet. A stress reliever. It's a contraceptive, preventing teenage pregnancy. It prevents premature death. It shields children from neglect. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/21/magazine/minimum-wage-saving-lives.html 18 comments economy
- 'Death knell' for facial recognition as watchdog finds technology must 'significantly' improve policing - London mayor says technology must not 'cost our values as an open and free society' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/facial-recognition-uk-police-london-trials-inaccurate-legal-results-ethics-a8938851.html?utm_source=reddit.com 36 comments technology
- 'Death knell' for facial recognition as UK watchdog finds technology must 'significantly' improve policing - London mayor says technology must not 'cost our values as an open and free society' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/facial-recognition-uk-police-london-trials-inaccurate-legal-results-ethics-a8938851.html 54 comments worldnews
- Kim Jong-un labels DOG MEAT a 'superfood' in a bid to encourage starving North Koreans to eat it... and advises them to beat the animals to death to improve the taste http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3741712/kim-jong-labels-dog-meat-superfood-bid-encourage-starving-north-koreans-eat-advises-beat-animals-death-improve-taste.html 18 comments worldnews
- Bikes to be prescribed on UK National Health Service for first time in attempt to improve health of overweight patients - The move is said to help patients by reducing their chances of a premature death as well as lessening their reliance on medication. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/08/bikes-prescribed-nhs-first-time-attempt-improve-health-overweight/ 6 comments worldnews
- Contemplating mortality may inspire improved body image among women, study suggests. The study found that women who participated in a death reflection exercise in the lab reported greater satisfaction with their body weight than those who did not. https://www.psypost.org/2021/02/contemplating-mortality-may-inspire-improved-body-image-among-women-study-suggests-59584 10 comments science
- Western Europe records a marked fall of 52 percent in terrorism: "Deaths from terrorism have decreased by 27 per cent in 2017 to 18,814 globally. This is the third consecutive year of improvement." https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/iep-s-2018-global-terrorism-index-deaths-from-terrorism-down-44-per-cent-in-three-years-but-terrorism-remains-widespread-845356407.html 13 comments europe
- US air pollution deaths nearly halved between 1990 and 2010. Air pollution in the U.S. has decreased since about 1990, and a new study conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill now shows that this air quality improvement has brought substantial public health benefits https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/uonc-uap101918.php 25 comments science
- Air pollution causes more than 500,000 premature deaths across Europe each year despite "slowly" improving air quality on the continent, the EU's environment authority said Wednesday. https://phys.org/news/2017-10-air-pollution-europeans-year.html 3 comments worldnews
- Death toll among Qatar’s 2022 World Cup workers revealed | Nepalese migrants building the infrastructure to host the 2022 World Cup have died at a rate of one every two days in 2014 – despite Qatar’s promises to improve their working conditions http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/23/qatar-nepal-workers-world-cup-2022-death-toll-doha 1172 comments worldnews
- Researchers are improving a cooling device they claim can enhance athletic performance better than steroids. It could be used to help prevent hyperthermia deaths http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57504394-1/outperform-steroids-with-this-body-cooling-glove/ 8 comments technology
- Accidental sea turtle deaths drop 90 percent in U.S. fisheries; Improvements in fishing equipment seem to be preventing lethal 'bycatch' http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110914115848.htm 6 comments science
- "The war in Afghanistan is not reducing the terrorist risk, far from improving Afghan lives it is bringing death and devastation to their country. Britain has no business there. I do not believe that our cause in Afghanistan is just or right. I implore you, sir, to bring our soldiers home." http://uruknet.com/?p=m56640&hd=&size=1&l=e 5 comments politics
- More than 1.2 million people in the US prevented facing death following a cancer diagnosis, between the year 2000 and 2016, thanks to ever improving treatment options. In 2016 alone, new treatments were associated with 156,749 fewer cancer deaths for the 15 most common tumor types. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/tfg-ncd110220.php#:~:text=9-nov-2020-,new%20cancer%20drugs%20saved%20over%201.2%20million%20people%20in%20the,16%20years%2C%20new%20study%20shows&text=more%20than%201.2%20million%20people,large%20new%20national%20study%20shows. 17 comments science
- Air pollution related deaths in U.S. dropped by half between 1990-2010, from 135,000 to 71,000. Improvements coincided with increased federal air quality regulations and have taken place despite increases in population, energy and electricity use, and vehicle miles traveled between 1990 and 2010. https://sph.unc.edu/sph-news/us-air-pollution-deaths-nearly-halved-between-1990-and-2010/ 3 comments science
- Government will launch system to map distribution of people’s deaths by causes, such as diseases & accidents. By understanding mortality trends on regional basis and carefully analyzing causes, government aims to come up with effective measures in field of preventive care & improve public health. http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004688553 5 comments worldnews
- Infant mortality increased for the first time since 2011 last year amid signs that decades worth of improvements are plateauing, deaths data for England and Wales shows. Baby deaths decreased overall but larger drop in birth rates means proportionally fewer are surviving. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/infant-mortality-baby-deaths-england-wales-ons-national-statistics-a8453756.html 5 comments worldnews
- The Washington Times goes full Godwin today, including a helpful picture of Hitler. What is it that might bring the deaths of millions? Why, improving healthcare IT, of course http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/11/health-efficiency-can-be-deadly/ 12 comments politics
- A year ago Texans froze to death. Our leaders need to improve infrastructure, emergency aid. | No resident of America should be afraid of freezing to death in our own homes. Or dying of heat. Or poisoning ourselves with carbon monoxide because we run our stoves and cars to try to get warm. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2022/02/14/texas-valentines-freeze-infrastructure/6689301001/ 72 comments politics
- Mortality among US young adults is rising due to “deaths of despair” from suicide, drug overdoses, due to hopelessness, cynicism, poor interpersonal skills and failure in relationships. Childhood intervention to improve emotional awareness and interpersonal competence could help reduce these deaths. https://sanford.duke.edu/articles/childhood-intervention-can-prevent-deaths-despair-study-says 5202 comments science
- Researchers at Max Planck synthesis designer glycoproteins effective at Toxoplasmosis detection. This is the first step towards a broader suite of designer glycoproteins; potential uses include: augmenting immune system function, improving diseased cell function, and inducing programmed cell death. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02154 4 comments science
- Drop in heart disease deaths linked to ACA's Medicaid expansion, suggests a new study of counties in 48 states, which supports the notion that Obamacare has improved the health of Americans, finding that state expansions in Medicaid appear to have cut the number of deaths from heart disease. https://www.upi.com/health_news/2019/06/06/drop-in-heart-disease-deaths-linked-to-acas-medicaid-expansion-study-says/3941559851021/ 6 comments science
- Archaeologist develops more accurate method estimating the age-of-death for ancient human remains. Findings dispel the myth that most people didn’t live much past 40 prior to modern medicine. The technique and its results might improve the understanding of the elderly throughout human history. https://anu.prezly.com/redefining-knowledge-of-elderly-people-throughout-history# 43 comments science