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  • [New] In the US, estimates suggest that obesity accounts for more than 350,000 excess deaths per year, with other studies noting that an increased risk of death from all causes, and particularly from cancer and cardiovascular disease, is associated with obesity. PubMed Central (PMC)
  • [New] Hundreds of other protesters have been sentenced to death or are facing charges which could carry the death penalty, including over 70 in Isfahan, the main city of central Iran which saw intense protests in January.
  • [New] Statins are among the most effective medications we have for reducing cardiovascular disease risk and preventing early death. ScienceDaily
  • [New] Among the bills that did pass, laws in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Oklahoma will now require recent vaccinations to appear on the death reports of infants and children, which observers tie to a debunked claim linking vaccines to sudden infant death syndrome. CIDRAP
  • [New] A higher body mass index among US adults over the age of 65 years was linked with a lower risk of death. New Atlas
  • [New] The HPV vaccine has reduced the risk of cervical cancer death before age 30 to effectively zero in the United Kingdom. Al Jazeera
  • Long-term use of melatonin, a widely used sleep supplement, was linked to a higher risk of heart failure, hospitalization for heart failure, and death from any cause among people with chronic insomnia. ScienceDaily
  • American defence capital flows through the full innovation cycle: backing startups through the so-called valley of death, scaling dual-use technologies, and absorbing long-term industrial risk. Hudson Institute

Last updated: 20 September 2026



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