All posts by LadyLively

  • High-Tech T-Shirt Tracks Patients’ Vitals

    A high-tech T-shirt loaded with sensors can help track patients’ vital signs after their release from a hospital, researchers say. The shirt could help people return home sooner to recover, based on findings from a small group...

    • Posted March 25, 2025
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  • Two-Drug Combo Lowers Cholesterol Better Than Statins Alone

    Statins are very cheap and highly effective cholesterol-lowering drugs — but high-risk heart patients may have an even better option, a new evidence review says. Combining statins with another drug, ezetimibe, significantly reduces the risk of death...

    • Posted March 25, 2025
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  • Women More Vulnerable To Heart Risk Factors

    Lifestyle factors like diet, exercise, smoking and blood pressure have a greater impact on the heart health of women than men, a new study says. Women with poor health have nearly five times the risk of heart...

    • Posted March 25, 2025
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  • Mammograms Can Help Assess Women’s Heart Health As Well

    Mammograms can be used to screen for more than just breast cancer, researchers say. The X-ray breast scans also can be used to assess calcium deposits in arteries, which is an indicator of heart health, researchers are...

    • Posted March 25, 2025
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  • This Diet Is Best For Healthy Aging

    How should a person eat in middle age to protect their health as they grow older? One diet came out a clear winner in a 30-year study involving more than 105,000 men and women and eight diets,...

    • Posted March 25, 2025
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  • FDA Approves Tremfya for Active Crohn Disease in Adults

    Tremfya is the first and only interleukin-23 inhibitor offering both subcutaneous and intravenous induction options for Crohn disease

    • Posted March 24, 2025
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  • Kennedy Orders Takedown of Fake CDC Vaccine Web Page

    A fake web page designed to look like the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine safety site has been taken down on orders from health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The site was linked...

    • Posted March 24, 2025
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  • Rare Red Meat Allergy Linked To More Tick Species

    A rare red meat allergy, usually linked to a bite from the lone star tick, may also be caused by other tick species found in different parts of the U.S., a new report shows. “Alpha-gal syndrome is...

    • Posted March 24, 2025
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  • FDA OKs Amvuttra To Treat Heart Conditions

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for a serious heart condition that affects thousands of people.  The drug, called Amvuttra (vutrisiran), is made by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and is used to treat...

    • Posted March 24, 2025
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  • Study Finds Better Way For Smartwatches to Track Health

    Folks frequently use their smartwatches to monitor their daily step count, aiming to get enough physical activity to improve their health. But smartwatches are tracking another measure of health that could prove even more important, a new...

    • Posted March 24, 2025
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