Tag: mortality risk

Surviving Hodgkin lymphoma may leave you at double the long-term mortality risk, even years later

New MD Anderson research finds five-year survivors still die at roughly twice the expected rate.

Social isolation linked to 29 percent higher mortality risk in a study of 3.4 million adults

A meta-analysis of 70 studies puts a hard number on the health cost of being cut off from other people.

Getting enough hours isn’t enough: A steady bedtime is linked to 20-48 percent lower risk of dying early

Going to bed at the same time each night may matter more for long-term health than the total hours you sleep.

Sitting More Than 8 Hours a Day Carries a Mortality Risk on Par With Obesity and Smoking

A large analysis shows exercise alone does not fully undo the damage of prolonged sitting.