All posts by LadyLively

  • Test Positive for COVID? Here’s How to Get Your Free Meds

    MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay Now) — Pretty sure you have COVID, but unsure about what you need to do next? A new U.S. federal website can now direct you to locations in your community where you...

    • Posted April 4, 2022
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  • Parents’ Expectations Driving College Kids to Dangerous Perfectionism: Study

    Kids today feel more pressured by their parents’ high expectations, and that may be feeding a rise in perfectionism, a new study suggests. Some people claim the title “perfectionist” with pride, but in psychology the term means...

    • Posted April 4, 2022
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  • Heart Groups Endorse New Class of Meds for Some Heart Failure Patients

    (HealthDay News) – People who live heart failure with reduced ejection fraction can now turn to a diabetes drug to help them feel better, stay out of the hospital and potentially live longer. Three leading heart organizations...

    • Posted April 4, 2022
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  • Should You Get a COVID Booster Shot?

    Now that many Americans can get not one, but two booster shots, how do you know if they are right for you? Michigan Medicine-University of Michigan offers some advice based on updated findings and recommendations. “Everyone over...

    • Posted April 4, 2022
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  • Health Highlights:  April 4, 2022

    Test positive for COVID? Here’s how to get your free meds. The U.S. government’s Test to Treat Locator website can show you if there’s somewhere in your community where you can get tested for free and pick...

    • Posted April 4, 2022
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  • Body & Mind: Rehab Psychologists Help When Illness, Injuries Strike

    If you’re recovering from a significant injury or illness, a rehabilitation therapist could be a big help in getting back to your normal daily life, according to experts. “You don’t get a manual that comes with your...

    • Posted April 4, 2022
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  • Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree

    It turns out that trees might be good medicine. How so? New research shows that having lots of trees in your neighborhood could improve your health and lower your medical costs. “It’s time to stop looking at...

    • Posted April 4, 2022
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  • Follow-Up Care Can Prevent Repeat ER Visits for Child’s Asthma

    After a child shows up in the emergency room in the throes of an asthma attack, follow-up care is the best way to avoid another visit to the hospital down the road. But when researchers analyzed claims...

    • Posted April 4, 2022
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  • Managing a Baby’s Low Blood Sugar Is Key to Health

    Correcting low blood sugar in infants reduces their risk of brain development problems later in life, new studies show. Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) is common in babies, affecting more than 1 in 6. Glucose (sugar) is the...

    • Posted April 4, 2022
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  • When Diabetes Strikes, Eye Exams Can Save Your Sight

    Could an annual eye exam save your sight if you have diabetes? Most definitely, one vision expert says. “Diabetes is known to alter the health of the blood vessels in the retina and these vascular changes do...

    • Posted April 3, 2022
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