All posts by LadyLively

  • Many U.S. Mass Shooters Had Untreated Mental Illness: Study

    A new study finds that many mass shooters in America suffered from a mental illness that wasn’t being treated when they committed their crime. “Without losing sight of the larger perspective that most who are violent are...

    • Posted June 15, 2021
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  • Race Doesn’t Affect Risk for Genes That Raise Breast Cancer Risk

    Rates of breast cancer-related genetic mutations in Black and white women are the same, according to a new study that contradicts previous research. It found that about 5% of both groups of women have a genetic mutation...

    • Posted June 15, 2021
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  • Weight-Loss Surgeries Used Least in U.S. States That Need Them Most

    The American South and Midwest are home to the highest obesity rates in the nation, but a new study reveals that severely obese residents of those regions are the least likely to choose lifesaving weight-loss surgery. “Bariatric...

    • Posted June 14, 2021
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  • Good News, Bad News From Alzheimer’s Vaccine Trial

    An experimental Alzheimer’s vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but it’s not yet clear whether the shot will be able to save brain function. In a Phase 2 clinical trial, the vaccine...

    • Posted June 14, 2021
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  • Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped

    Living longer often means living with multiple health problems and numerous medications to manage them. Understandably, many doctors and their patients wonder if any of these drugs can be discontinued safely. A new study from Italy suggests...

    • Posted June 14, 2021
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  • Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds

    The vast majority of editors at leading medical journals are white — with few of those influential spots going to Black or Hispanic professionals, a new study finds. The study comes on the heels of a controversy...

    • Posted June 14, 2021
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  • AHA News: U.S. Appears to Lose Ground in Controlling High Blood Pressure

    MONDAY, June 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — After years of improvement, high blood pressure control in the U.S. dropped regardless of age, race or ethnicity, according to new research. Previous studies found Americans with high...

    • Posted June 14, 2021
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  • Novavax’s COVID Vaccine Shines in Latest Trial

    Novavax, a Maryland biotechnology company that has struggled mightily with delays in developing its coronavirus vaccine, announced Monday that its two-shot regimen was over 90% effective overall in a trial that unfolded even as more contagious variants...

    • Posted June 14, 2021
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  • Gun Suicides Are Rising Steeply Among American Youth

    A rising number of young Americans, including children, are taking their own lives using firearms, a new study finds. Researchers found that between 2008 and 2018, gun suicides showed an “alarming” increase among Americans aged 5 to...

    • Posted June 14, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: June 14, 2021

    AMA’s Plan to Fight Racism Criticized by Some Members The American Medical Association is facing backlash from some of its members over a plan to fight racism and bias in medicine. The opponents, including some white Southern...

    • Posted June 14, 2021
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