mortality
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Life insurers can plan around mortality rates, but it is hard to know when a bad year for hurricanes or wildfires will force property insurers to shell out huge quantities of cash to settle claims.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
And evidence reviews have found that some high-dose antioxidant supplements, particularly beta-carotene and vitamin E, may increase mortality risk in some populations.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Shorn of sentimentality, this gentle drama follows a quietly observant fifth-grader who feels the grim shadow of mortality all around her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
A 2023 Harvard study found that exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants had double the risk of mortality from similar particles from other sources.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Intelligent people are likelier than less intelligent ones to escape those causes of high mortality in traditional New Guinea societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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