All posts by LadyLively

  • Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured

    About 1 in 10 U.S. cancer survivors delays follow-up care because they can’t afford associated medical bills, even if they’re insured. That’s the conclusion from an analysis of data from more than 5,400 survivors of various cancers....

    • Posted May 28, 2021
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  • Having OCD May Triple a Person’s Odds for a Stroke

    Adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder, a common mental health condition known as OCD, may have more than triple the risk of having a stroke, according to a new report from Taiwanese researchers. As to why, the study authors...

    • Posted May 27, 2021
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  • Experimental Treatment Offers New Hope Against Lupus

    An experimental antibody therapy may help ease skin symptoms from the autoimmune disease lupus, a small preliminary trial suggests. Researchers found that a higher-dose version of the drug spurred a “clinically meaningful” symptom improvement for 87% of...

    • Posted May 27, 2021
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  • AHA News: College Kid Couldn’t Shake Headache – Until Other Symptoms Revealed a Stroke

    THURSDAY, May 27, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Soon after turning 21, Jacob York and his buddies from the University of Missouri were in Miami Beach, Florida, for spring break. They spent their days by the...

    • Posted May 27, 2021
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  • AHA News: Deep Disparities Persist in Who Gets Exposed to Secondhand Smoke

    THURSDAY, May 27, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Harmful secondhand tobacco smoke remains more widespread than most people think, experts say, and exposure is particularly high for children, Black adults and people living below the poverty...

    • Posted May 27, 2021
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  • FDA Approves Third COVID Antibody Treatment for Emergency Use

    A third antibody treatment designed to keep high-risk COVID-19 patients from winding up in the hospital was approved for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. Importantly, in lab tests the newly authorized...

    • Posted May 27, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: May 27, 2021

    COVID-19 Vaccines May Give Protection for Years: Studies COVID-19 vaccines may provide protection for at least a year, and possibly even a lifetime to people who were previously exposed to the virus, two new studies suggest. Both...

    • Posted May 27, 2021
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  • Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?

    Patients facing relatively simple outpatient surgeries are nonetheless being told to undergo a number of preoperative tests that just aren’t necessary, a new study reports. More than half of a group of patients facing low-risk outpatient surgery...

    • Posted May 27, 2021
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  • Your City Has Its Own Microbial ‘Signature,’ Scientists Say

    Each city has its individual mix of tell-tale microbes, new research shows. “If you gave me your shoe, I could tell you with about 90% accuracy the city in the world from which you came,” said study...

    • Posted May 27, 2021
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  • Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns

    Rising temperatures caused by climate change could trigger a worldwide increase in stillbirths, researchers warn. The team at the University of Queensland in Australia analyzed 12 studies on the subject. They found that exposure to extremely high...

    • Posted May 27, 2021
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