All posts by LadyLively

  • Breast Cancer Survivors Face Higher Odds for Second Cancer

    People lucky enough to survive a breast cancer may still face heightened risks for other cancers later, a new study shows. The researchers stressed that the absolute risk of a secondary cancer to any one survivor is...

    • Posted April 25, 2024
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  • Patient Gets First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Plus Heart Pump

    New Jersey native Lisa Pisano was staring down the end of her days. The 54-year-old had heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, but several chronic medical conditions excluded her as a candidate for heart and kidney transplants....

    • Posted April 24, 2024
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  • Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Found in U.S. Milk Supply

    Bits of inactive bird flu virus have been discovered in samples of pasteurized milk from across the United States, health officials said Tuesday, although they stressed the viral fragments don’t threaten humans. However, the U.S. Food and...

    • Posted April 24, 2024
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  • There’s an ‘Epidemic’ of Loneliness Among U.S. Parents, Poll Finds

    Anne Helms is one busy mom, constantly juggling the demands of working from home with parenting two young children. Despite that whirl of activity, Helms says she often feels isolated and lonely. “I work from home full...

    • Posted April 24, 2024
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  • Infertility Is Rising Among Young Married Women

    The percentage of married American women under the age of 50 who are infertile rose between 2011 and 2019, new government statistics show. Data from the National Survey of Family Growth show that “the percentage of married...

    • Posted April 24, 2024
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  • New Rules Mean 3.6 Million Americans Could Get Wegovy Via Medicare, Costing Billions

    A budget-busting 3.6 million Medicare recipients could now be eligible for coverage of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, a new KFF analysis says. That’s because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Wegovy (semaglutide)...

    • Posted April 24, 2024
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  • ‘Dream It, Be It?’ Study Finds Teens Who Focus on Life Goals Often Succeed

    “Dream it, be it” might sound like a cliche, but a new study says there’s something to the notion. Teenagers who set ambitious goals for themselves tend to be more successful as young adults, researchers reported recently...

    • Posted April 24, 2024
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  • Trying ‘Magic Mushroom’ Drug to Ease Depression? It Has Side Effects

    Many people with tough-to-treat depression may be trying psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, as an alternative to antidepressants. Thinking that it’s a “natural” drug, folks might assume it comes without side effects. That assumption would...

    • Posted April 24, 2024
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  • $282 Billion: What Mental Illness Costs America Each Year

    America’s mental health woes essentially serve as an annual economic downturn for the nation, a new study says. Mental illness costs the U.S. economy $282 billion every year, equivalent to the average economic recession, researchers report. That...

    • Posted April 24, 2024
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  • Black, Hispanic Americans Getting Savvier About CPR

    Black and Hispanic Americans are gaining a better understanding of CPR, with a growing number expressing confidence they could use it to save a life, a new survey finds. About 44% of Black Americans now feel confident...

    • Posted April 24, 2024
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