deaths

  • Informe: Camionetas y SUV’s provocan más muertes de peatones

    Las camionetas grandes y las SUV están contribuyendo a un fuerte aumento en las muertes de peatones, que se han incrementado un 75 % desde 2009 tanto en California como en todo el país, según una nueva investigación de The New York Times. El diario The Times descubrió que...
  • Report: Trucks and SUVs lead to more pedestrian deaths

    Big trucks and SUVs are contributing to a sharp rise in pedestrian deaths, which have increased 75% since 2009 in California and nationwide, according to a new investigation from The New York Times. The Times found that about 3,000 pedestrians killed between 2016 and 2024 would be alive today if cars...
  • California Leads the Country in Deaths from Heart Disease: Here’s How We Make a Difference

    California leads the country in deaths from heart disease, losing over 65,000 individuals from the condition in 2021, beating out cancer and a slew of other major health issues as the leading cause of death. High blood pressure (also known as hypertension), which can lead to heart disease, is...
  • Las infecciones de avance de COVID son raras en California

    Aproximadamente 7.550 de los más de 19.5 millones de californianos que fueron vacunados por completo contra COVID-19 han contraído la enfermedad, un porcentaje minúsculo que proporciona una fuerte evidencia de la efectividad de las vacunas, según datos estatales. Las infecciones de avance hasta el 23 de junio ascienden al...
  • Breakthrough COVID is rare in California

    About 7,550 out of more than 19.5 million Californians who were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have contracted the disease, a minuscule percentage that provides strong evidence of the vaccines’ effectiveness, according to state data. The breakthrough infections through June 23 amount to 0.039% of vaccinated Californians — or one...
  • Santa Clara County Preventing Opioid Overdose Deaths

    SCC Santa Clara County, CA – Due to their effect on the part of the brain which regulates breathing, opioids in high doses can cause respiratory depression and death. The distribution and use of naloxone (narcan) is one strategy being use to prevent additional opioid overdose deaths. As part...
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