Cause of death

Summary What is already known about this topic? COVID-19 surges have stressed hospital systems and negatively affected health care and public health infrastructures and national critical functions. What is added by this report? The…

On December 14, 2021, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Summary What is already known about this topic? Synthetic opioids, including illicitly manufactured fentanyls (IMFs), were involved in 64% of >100,000…

Amber Kunkel, ScD1,2; Faisal S. Minhaj, PharmD1,2; Florence Whitehill, DVM1,2; Connie Austin, DVM, PhD3; Christine Hahn, MD4; Amanda J. Kieffer, DVM5; Leila Mendez6; Jael Miller7; Leslie A. Tengelsen, DVM, PhD4; Crystal M. Gigante, PhD1;…

Discussion During 2018–2019, homicide was the sixteenth leading cause of death overall in the United States and the third leading cause among youths (2); firearm injuries were the underlying cause of death in 75% of all homicides and in…

Altmetric: Citations: Views: Views equals page views plus PDF downloads Data from the National Center for Health Statistics indicate that drug…

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Altmetric: Citations: Views: Views equals page views plus PDF downloads Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication, which is also approved by the…

Summary What is already known about this topic? Inhalation of asbestos fibers causes malignant mesothelioma. Although occupational asbestos exposure is most often recognized in men working in industries such as construction and…

Summary What is already known about this topic? American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons across the United States face substantial health disparities, including a disproportionate incidence of COVID-19 illness. What is added by…

Altmetric: Citations: Views: Views equals page views plus PDF downloads Synthetic cathinones (known as psychoactive bath salts) are a class of…

Nitazenes are a novel group of powerful illicit synthetic opioids derived from 2-benzylbenzimidazole that have been linked to overdose deaths in several states (1). Nitazenes were created as a potential pain reliever medication nearly 60…

Kevin W. McConeghy, PharmD1,2; Elizabeth M. White, PhD2; Carolyn Blackman, MD3; Christopher M. Santostefano, MPH2; Yoojin Lee, MS2; James L. Rudolph, MD1,2; David Canaday, MD4,5; Andrew R. Zullo, PharmD, PhD2; John A. Jernigan, MD6;…

Provisional estimates indicate that synthetic opioids, including illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF), were involved in approximately two thirds of an estimated 108,174 overdose deaths in the United States during the 12 months ending in…

The firearm homicide rate in the United States increased nearly 35% from 2019 to 2020, coinciding with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic (1). This increase affected all ages and most population groups, but not equally: existing…

Antihistamines are frequently used to treat allergy symptoms (1). Misuse of antihistamines has been documented primarily in adolescents and young adults (2); however, antihistamine involvement in overdose deaths has not been widely…

Summary What is already known about this topic? Persons with cancer are at increased risk for dying from COVID-19. What is added by this report? Among persons who died with cancer, 2.0% in 2020 and 2.4% in 2021 had COVID-19 listed as…

Katherine Adams, MPH1,*; Katie J. Tastad, MPH1,*; Stacy Huang, MPH1,2; Dawud Ujamaa, MS1,3; Krista Kniss, MPH1; Charisse Cummings, MPH1; Arthur Reingold, MD4; Jeremy Roland, MPH4; Elizabeth Austin, MPH5; Breanna Kawasaki, MPH5; James…

Amelia G. Johnson, DrPH1; Lauren Linde, MPH1; Akilah R. Ali, MPH1; Allison DeSantis2; Minchan Shi, MS1; Carolyn Adam, MPH3,4; Brandy Armstrong5; Brett Armstrong5; Madison Asbell, MPH6; Steven Auche, MPH3; Nagla S. Bayoumi, DrPH7; Boudu…

Amelia G. Johnson, DrPH1; Lauren Linde, MPH1; Amanda B. Payne, PhD1; Akilah R. Ali, MPH1; Vanessa Aden, MPH2; Brandy Armstrong3; Brett Armstrong3; Steven Auche, MPH4,5; Nagla S. Bayoumi, DrPH6; Sarah Bennett7; Rachelle Boulton, MSPH8;…

Kevin C. Ma, PhD1,2; Vajeera Dorabawila, PhD3; Tomás M. León, PhD4; Hannah Henry, MPH4; Amelia G. Johnson, DrPH1; Eli Rosenberg, PhD3; Joshua A. Mansfield, MSPH5; Claire M. Midgley, PhD1; Ian D. Plumb, MBBS1; Julia Aiken, MPH6; Quratul…

During 2018-2020, 1,508 deaths occurred involving injuries from recreational and nonrecreational use of watercraft.