All posts by LadyLively

  • FDA Approves First Rapid-Acting Insulin Biosimilar for Patients With Diabetes

    Merilog administered subcutaneously five to 10 minutes before mealtime helps improve glycemic control

    • Posted February 19, 2025
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  • Scientists Have New Theory About Record Heat

    You aren’t imagining it: The cloud cover isn’t what it used to be, and scientists say it is helping fuel Earth’s hottest temperatures on record. Global temperatures clocked in at roughly 1.5 degrees Celsius above predindustrial averages...

    • Posted February 19, 2025
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  • Trump Administration Reverses Plan to End Free COVID Test Program

    The Trump administration changed course on Tuesday, deciding to keep the government’s free COVID test program running, just minutes before the website, COVIDtests.gov, was set to shut down. Earlier that day, The Washington Post reported that officials...

    • Posted February 19, 2025
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  • Denied by Insurance? Why Fighting Back Sometimes Works

    After three years, $40,000 in medical bills and five insurance denials, April and Justin Beck finally won their battle to get life-changing treatment for their 9-year-old daughter, Emily. Emily, once an energetic kindergartner in Georgia, began experiencing...

    • Posted February 19, 2025
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  • Women Of Color Receive Slower Response To A Bad Mammogram

    Women of color are less likely to receive prompt follow-up testing after abnormal mammogram results, a new study has found. Minority women are less likely than white women to receive a same-day advanced imaging or biopsy after...

    • Posted February 19, 2025
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  • Docs Don’t Track Pregnancy Complications That Threaten Long-Term Health

    Women who develop a complication like diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy are at higher risk of stroke or heart disease in the years after delivery. Unfortunately, their doctors aren’t taking this health risk seriously enough,...

    • Posted February 19, 2025
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  • Blood Test Could Guide Better Diet For Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    A blood test can help people with irritable bowel syndrome cut out specific trigger foods most likely to worsen their condition, a new study suggests. About 60% of IBS patients who followed a diet guided by the...

    • Posted February 19, 2025
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  • Arthritis Sufferers Don’t Get The Mental Health Support They Need, Study Says

    People with inflammatory arthritis run a substantially increased risk for mood disorders like depression and anxiety. But these mental health concerns aren’t being adequately addressed by doctors, a new study suggests. Arthritis patients are about as likely...

    • Posted February 19, 2025
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  • Drug Can Stave Off Organ Damage From Lupus

    Lupus can do irreversible harm to a person’s organs, damaging the lungs, kidneys, heart, liver and other vital organs through inflammation. But a newer lupus drug appears to protect patients from much of this organ damage, a...

    • Posted February 19, 2025
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  • Unhealthy Eating Linked To Female Incontinence

    A junk-food lifestyle might contribute to embarrassing little leaks in middle-aged women, a new study suggests. Women who often munch fast food or packaged eats appear more likely to develop urinary incontinence, researchers recently reported in the...

    • Posted February 19, 2025
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