All posts by LadyLively

  • Trump to Nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to Head Medicare, Medicaid

    President-elect Donald Trump says he will pick celebrity physician and former TV host Dr. Mehmet Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees both health insurance programs. More than 150 million Americans...

    • Posted November 19, 2024
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  • Climate Change Is Pushing More People to Get X-rays, CT Scans

    There’s yet another downside to global warming: Higher health care expenditures for medical scans on hot days. So report Canadian researchers who discovered that periods of heat and air pollution bumped up demand for X-rays and CT...

    • Posted November 19, 2024
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  • Judge Declares Wyoming’s Abortion Bans Unconstitutional

    Two Wyoming abortion bans, including the first state law to prohibit the use of abortion pills, violate the state’s constitution, a judge ruled Monday. In her decision, Judge Melissa Owens, of Teton County District Court, wrote that...

    • Posted November 19, 2024
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  • Why Alarm Is Easing Over a Rise in Pancreatic Cancer Among the Young

    Experts have been concerned by rising rates of pancreatic cancer in young adults, but new research reveals the jump in cases has not been accompanied by any increase in deaths from the disease. Why? According to the...

    • Posted November 19, 2024
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  • More Than Half of U.S. Adults Could Be Candidates for Ozempic

    More than half of all American adults, almost 137 million people, could be candidates for the blockbuster GLP-1 drug semaglutide, a new analysis finds. Sold as Ozempic for treating diabetes and Wegovy to spur weight loss, the...

    • Posted November 19, 2024
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  • U.S. Alcohol-Linked Deaths Doubled in 20 Years

    Alcohol-related deaths have surged in the United States, nearly doubling over 20 years, and a growing number of victims are women, a new study warns. “Our study found significant gender differences in alcohol-related ,” said senior...

    • Posted November 19, 2024
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  • There’s Been a Big Improvement in Lung Cancer Survival

    More people with lung cancer are living longer, but it remains America’s deadliest cancer, a new state-by-state report shows. “There is more work to do, but I am incredibly optimistic about the future of lung cancer care,”...

    • Posted November 19, 2024
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  • Newer Blood Thinner Cuts Odds for Stroke After Heart Valve Surgery

    Japanese researchers say they have found a pill that works as well as existing medication to prevent blood clots after heart valve surgery, with fewer trips to the doctor. Unlike warfarin, the standard treatment, edoxaban does not...

    • Posted November 19, 2024
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  • Most of the World’s Cities Lack Enough Trees to Cool, Calm Residents

    As climate changes sends summer temperatures higher worldwide, new research finds most urban residents don’t have a key source of cooling shade: trees. A study of eight cities around the globe found that only two — Seattle...

    • Posted November 19, 2024
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  • Ablation Best Treatment for Rapid Heartbeat in Heart Attack Survivors

    New research suggests that a procedure now regarded as Plan B when patients have episodes of rapid heartbeat after a heart attack should be the go-to treatment. Ablation is a minimally invasive procedure to treat abnormal electrical...

    • Posted November 19, 2024
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