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New research tries to quantify the impact of surface ozone on premature mortality in Europe, with researchers calling for local and global action on air pollution.
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A new umbrella review found direct links between ultra-processed foods and bad health outcomes.
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Alcohol-related deaths are rising in the US. What about in Europe?
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Why did more people die over the summer in EU than expected?
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Romania in eye of COVID storm with record infections and deaths
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Excess deaths: Country-by-country breakdown of COVID's impact in 2020
New data from Eurostat shows that EU countries reported more than 450,000 excess deaths between March and November 2020.