Estimating COVID-19-Related Excess Mortality Excluding Seasonal Phenomena in Belgium

Excess mortality related to seasonal influenza and extreme temperatures in Denmark, 1994-2010

BACKGROUND In temperate zones, all-cause mortality exhibits a marked seasonality, and one of the main causes of winter excess mortality is influenza. There is a tradition of using statistical models based on mortality from respiratory illnesses (Pneumonia and Influenza: PI) or all-cause mortality for estimating the number of deaths related to influenza. Different authors have applied different ...

Psychological Risk and Protective Factors Related to Fear of Covid-19 During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran

The current COVID-19 pandemic is associated with numerous psychological issues such as anxiety and distress as a result of individual, health-related, social, and economic, issues. This study aimed to assess the general population in Iran for negative impacts of the current pandemic on psychological well-being and to find possible protective and risk factors when facing such situations as the c...

The Impact of Late Secondary Hyperparathyroidism on Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: A Longitudinal Study

Background: Adverse effects of high parathormone hormone (PTH) in critical illness have been described in some studies.  Objective: The relationship between high PTH levels with mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 was evaluated in the present study. Methods: A total of 123 patients were included in the study. The patients were evaluated in phase 1 (on admission) and phase 2 (days...

150 Years of temperature-related excess mortality in the Netherlands

Even in present-day high-income countries, there is a lot of evidence of a high degree of vulnerability of the population to both high and low outdoor temperatures. The magnitude of temperature-related mortality is strongly related to a wide variety of social, economic, and behavioural factors. To gain insight into the changing impact of cold and heat on mortality, we analyze Dutch individual d...

Influenza-related excess mortality in The Netherlands 1989/90.