All posts by LadyLively

  • Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining

    Skin side effects caused by cancer drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors may be a telltale sign that the drugs are working, according to a new study. Immune checkpoint inhibitors, a type of immunotherapy, boost the body’s immune...

    • Posted January 20, 2022
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  • Is a Night in the Hospital Necessary After Hip, Knee Replacement?

    For many people undergoing total hip or knee replacement, same-day surgery is a safe option, new research shows. Among folks in overall good health, the study of nearly 1.8 million patients found similar post-op complication rates among...

    • Posted January 19, 2022
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  • Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study

    A seemingly endless wait in an emergency department can be taxing for many reasons, but new research suggests that long delays in being admitted to the hospital may even raise a patient’s risk of death within the...

    • Posted January 19, 2022
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  • Conservatorships Keep the Homeless in Psychiatric Wards Too Long: Study

    Homelessness is difficult enough, but when it’s compounded by serious mental health issues the result can be an inability to function at even the most basic level. Sometimes that leads to round-the-clock involuntary hospitalization, and when that...

    • Posted January 19, 2022
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  • AHA News: Celebrity Photographer Learned to Shoot With One Hand Following Stroke

    WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The way freelance photographer Donna Dymally sees it, snapping pictures imparts important life lessons. “Focus on what’s important, and if you don’t like the shot, take another one,”...

    • Posted January 19, 2022
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  • Biden Plans to Send 400 Million N95 Masks to Americans for Free

    The Biden administrations plans to announce Wednesday that it will send 400 million free nonsurgical N95 masks to community health centers and pharmacies across the country so more Americans can get the masks that are most protective...

    • Posted January 19, 2022
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  • Heart Function Rebounds for Kids With COVID-Linked MIS-C

    A rare and serious inflammatory condition called MIS-C can strike kids weeks after they’ve recovered from their COVID infection. But now there’s good news for parents: Children tend to recover completely from any heart injury within three...

    • Posted January 19, 2022
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  • WHO Says Worst of Pandemic Could Ease This Year if Vaccine Inequities Erased

    If COVID-19 vaccines and medicines are shared equally worldwide, the pandemic could ease this year, a top World Health Organization official said Tuesday. However, if wealthier countries don’t share their resources with poorer countries, there will continue...

    • Posted January 19, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 19, 2022

    Kids with COVID-linked condition recover heart function. The rare but serious inflammatory condition called MIS-C can strike kids weeks after they’ve recovered from their COVID infection. But new data now shows that children tend to recover completely...

    • Posted January 19, 2022
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  • No Evidence Breastfeeding Can Transmit Coronavirus

    Breastfeeding moms can rest easier: New research finds no evidence their milk transmits the virus that causes COVID-19 to their babies. “Breast milk is an invaluable source of nutrition to infants,” said lead author Dr. Paul Krogstad...

    • Posted January 19, 2022
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