All posts by LadyLively

  • Does an Arthritis Drug Help Patients Battling Severe COVID? It Depends on the Study

    Two new studies suggest that the jury is still out on whether the arthritis drug tocilizumab helps those with severe COVID-19. Both reports were published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine. The first, from scientists...

    • Posted March 3, 2021
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  • Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants

    People with kidney failure related to sickle cell disease are less likely to receive a transplant than those without sickle cell disease, but it could be life-saving for them, a new study finds. Sickle cell disease is...

    • Posted March 3, 2021
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  • Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma

    Researchers have identified 44 new genetic variants associated with glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness. They say their findings could provide new targets to treat the common eye disease. In their study, the international team compared the...

    • Posted March 3, 2021
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  • How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger

    When temperatures rise, people with multiple sclerosis need to keep cool. Heat sensitivity is a hallmark of the central nervous system disorder. So, what happens when warm weather spikes become more frequent because of climate change? More...

    • Posted March 2, 2021
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  • What You Need to Know About the New J&J COVID Vaccine

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine, adding a third weapon to the arsenal the United States is building to battle the pandemic. The overall effectiveness...

    • Posted March 2, 2021
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  • Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman’s Odds for Breast Cancer Death

    Don’t skip your breast cancer screening mammogram. This is the overarching message of an extended study of more than a half-million Swedish women. Those who missed even one recommended screening mammogram were more likely to die from...

    • Posted March 2, 2021
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  • Could ADHD Raise Odds for More Serious Psychiatric Ills?

    As if attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) isn’t already tough on a child, new research suggests the condition might also raise the odds for a psychotic disorder later in life. But parents should not panic. “I would say that...

    • Posted March 2, 2021
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  • AHA News: A New Heart at 18 Put Her on a New Path

    TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Jill Hollander was 9 when, during a visit to her cardiologist with her parents, he asked her to step outside so he could speak alone with her parents....

    • Posted March 2, 2021
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  • Fauci Says U.S. Will Stay With Two Doses of Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines

    (Healthday News) — The United States will stick with its plan to give millions of Americans two doses of the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday. The nation’s top infectious diseases expert told...

    • Posted March 2, 2021
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  • Health Highlights, March 2, 2021

    California Students Could Be Back in Classrooms by April New legislation could have many California’s public school students returning to classrooms by April. The plan announced Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders provides $2 billion...

    • Posted March 2, 2021
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