All posts by LadyLively

  • Your Free Cancer Screen Shows Trouble: What If You Can’t Afford the Follow-Up?

    TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 Just over a decade ago, the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) made many common cancer screenings free. But a pair of new studies caution that when those free tests...

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  • Anti-Nausea Drug May Boost Survival for Some Cancer Patients

    Patients who undergo surgery for certain types of cancer may have better short-term survival if they receive a particular anti-nausea drug, a preliminary study suggests. Among more than 74,000 patients who had cancer surgery, researchers found that...

    • Posted October 12, 2021
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  • AHA News: Are Monolingual Spanish Speakers More at Risk in the Pandemic?

    TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — The pandemic has highlighted societal inequities that leave historically disenfranchised communities more at risk for COVID-19 exposure. But recent studies suggest the disparities more severely impact Hispanic people...

    • Posted October 12, 2021
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  • AHA News: A Guide For What Doctors and Parents Can Do As Kawasaki Disease Kids Grow Up

    TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — A medical school lecture taught Dr. Samuel Kung a vital lesson: He needed to see a cardiologist. As a toddler, Kung had Kawasaki disease, an illness of unknown...

    • Posted October 12, 2021
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  • Merck Asks FDA to Approve First COVID Antiviral Pill

    Merck & Co. announced Monday that it had submitted an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use approval of the first antiviral pill targeted to COVID-19. Experts say authorization of molnupiravir, at this...

    • Posted October 12, 2021
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  • Climate Change is World’s Most Pressing Health Problem: WHO

    Climate change is the “single biggest health threat facing humanity,” and governments must “act with urgency” to tackle the crisis, a World Health Organization (WHO) special report warns. In advance of a United Nation’s climate change summit...

    • Posted October 12, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 12, 2021

    Six in 10 Americans will skip or delay a flu shot this year. Experts are warning that Americans’ resistance to influenza may be waning because the disease was a no-show last season. That’s why it’s troubling that...

    • Posted October 12, 2021
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  • As COVID Cases Drop, Fauci Tells Families to Enjoy Halloween

    It’s okay for American children to go trick-or-treating this Halloween, Dr. Anthony Fauci says. During an appearance on CNN‘s State of the Union on Sunday, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert said trick-or-treating is an outdoor activity...

    • Posted October 12, 2021
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  • Golf Cart Injuries Keep Rising Among U.S. Kids

    Golf carts aren’t just for golfing anymore: They also abound in retirement communities, on farms, and at sporting and other events. But the downside of that newfound popularity may be that an increasing number of children and...

    • Posted October 12, 2021
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  • 60% of Americans Will Delay or Skip Flu Shot This Year: Survey

    Experts are warning that the upcoming flu season could be severe as social distancing measures are relaxed across the United States, but a new survey finds that 6 in 10 Americans may delay or skip a flu...

    • Posted October 12, 2021
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