All posts by LadyLively

  • Why C-Section Babies Need 2 Doses of Measles Vaccine

    Babies born by C-section are unlikely to receive protection from a single dose of measles vaccine, a new study finds. A single measles jab is up to 2.6 times more likely to be completely ineffective in C-section...

    • Posted May 14, 2024
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  • Vaping Rates Fall Among Teens, But Still Too High

    Vaping rates among U.S. kids in grades 9 through 12 fell to 5% in 2021, the latest year for which data is available. That’s down from a peak of 7.2% of teens who vaped in 2019, a...

    • Posted May 14, 2024
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  • Science Shows How Night Shifts Help Bring on Disease

    Night shift work can increase a person’s risk of chronic disease, and a new study reveals one possible explanation for this. It appears that just a few days on a night shift schedule throws off body rhythms...

    • Posted May 14, 2024
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  • Melanoma Can Strike Black Americans, Often With Deadlier Results

    Melanoma, while rare among Black Americans, is often detected later with devastating consequences, a new study finds. Black people are frequently diagnosed with melanoma at later stages, increasing their risk of death compared to fairer-skinned patients, researchers...

    • Posted May 14, 2024
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  • Smoking During Pregnancy Could Raise Baby’s Odds for Obesity Later

    Women who smoke during pregnancy run a higher risk of their kids becoming overweight or obese, and researchers now think they know one reason why. Children born of moms who smoked while expecting tend to have gut...

    • Posted May 14, 2024
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  • Olivia Munn Underwent Hysterectomy After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

    Actress and “X-men” star Olivia Munn has revealed that she underwent egg retrieval and then a hysterectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer. In an article published on Mother’s Day, Munn told Vogue she opted for hysterectomy...

    • Posted May 13, 2024
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  • Getting Abortion Pill Via Mail Order Is Quick, Safe & Effective

    Women who get abortion pills through the mail receive care that’s as good as those who are required to get them in person from a clinic or doctor’s office, a new study says. Using a mail-order pharmacy...

    • Posted May 13, 2024
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  • Lesbian, Bisexual Women More Likely to Die Early Than Straight Peers

    (HealthDay news) — Could being a lesbian or bisexual shorten your life? New research that analyzed decades of data on women suggests it might. What’s driving the trend? Researchers point to discrimination as the primary culprit. While...

    • Posted May 13, 2024
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  • Wegovy Can Help Heart Failure Patients Reduce Meds: Study

    People with heart failure are often prescribed what are known as loop diuretic medications to help reduce the fluid buildup that’s a hallmark of the disease. Now, research suggests that taking the blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy...

    • Posted May 13, 2024
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  • Cancer & COVID Drove Him to Double-Lung Transplant

    Chicago resident Arthur “Art” Gillespie fell ill in early March 2020 with COVID, after he and his father went to visit an uncle in a nursing facility. “I was hospitalized for 12 days with a high fever...

    • Posted May 13, 2024
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