All posts by LadyLively

  • First Pig Kidney Recipient Dies Almost Two Months After Transplant

    Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, has died nearly two months after having the historic surgery. In a statement released Saturday, Slayman’s family said they were “deeply saddened...

    • Posted May 13, 2024
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  • Police Seizures of Pills With Fentanyl Have Skyrocketed

    Police seizures of illicit fentanyl pills have soared in recent years, a new study has found. The number of pills containing fentanyl seized by law enforcement was 2,300 times greater in 2023 than in 2017 – more...

    • Posted May 13, 2024
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  • Could Having ‘Skinny’ Fat Cells Encourage Weight Gain?

    “Skinny” fat cells might actually make it harder to lose weight and easier to pack on extra pounds, a new study says. Researchers say it’s possible to predict if someone’s going to gain weight based solely on...

    • Posted May 13, 2024
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  • Test Might Predict Which Kids Will Outgrow Peanut Allergy

    About a third of young children who are allergic to peanuts will outgrow the allergy by the age of 10, and an antibody test might predict who those kids might be. Fluctuations in two immune system antibodies...

    • Posted May 13, 2024
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  • Yoga Can Help Heart Failure Patients Stay Strong

    Yoga can help improve the long-term health of people with heart failure, a new study has found. “Patients who practiced yoga on top of taking their medications felt better, were able to do more, and had stronger...

    • Posted May 13, 2024
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  • Tips to Celebrating Mom on Her Day, Even When Dementia Intervenes

    Women account for two-thirds of all Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, which means this Mother’s Day will be bittersweet for many families across the nation. “Mother’s Day is all about honoring the mother figures in our lives...

    • Posted May 11, 2024
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  • Feds Announce New Measures to Monitor, Prevent Bird Flu

    H5N1 avian flu is now infecting U.S. dairy cows and the federal government on Friday announced a myriad of initiatives aimed at preventing the virus’ mutation and spread in humans. The illness is typically not fatal in...

    • Posted May 10, 2024
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  • His Cancer Journey Shows Health Dangers Firefighters Face

    For 14 years, David Perez fought fires in South Florida, thinking he was in peak physical shape. Then a routine physical turned up anomalies in his blood work that turned his life upside down. “The labs came...

    • Posted May 10, 2024
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  • Baby Girl Born Deaf Gains Hearing After Gene Therapy

    Opal Sandy was born into a world she could not hear.  The British baby girl, now 18 months old, had a rare genetic condition called auditory neuropathy that interrupted nerve impulses that travel from the inner ear...

    • Posted May 10, 2024
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  • Cyberattack Cripples Major U.S. Health Care Network

    Ascension, a major U.S. health care system with 140 hospitals in 19 states, announced late Thursday that a cyberattack has caused disruptions at some of its hospitals. “Systems that are currently unavailable include our electronic health records...

    • Posted May 10, 2024
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