All posts by LadyLively

  • Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Could Bring Crowded ERs: Study

    Americans living in areas where primary care doctors and nurse practitioners are in short supply face a greater risk for emergency surgeries and complications, new research shows. They’re also more likely to wind up back in the...

    • Posted March 12, 2024
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  • Medical Costs for Kids’ Mental Health Jumped 31% in 5 Years

    The cost to American families of caring for a child with a mental health condition rose by almost a third between 2017 and 2021, a new report finds, to an average $4,361 per year.  Overall, American families...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • Sun Plus Certain Foods, Meds Can Bring on ‘Margarita Rashes’

    Slicing some fresh limes for that margarita savored in the sun could be a bad combo for some people’s skin, dermatologists warn. Folks can break out in what are nicknamed “margarita rashes” if they are skin-sensitive to...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • Poor Trial Results May Prompt Maker to Pull ALS Drug From Market

    Following disappointing trial results, the maker of a controversial ALS drug may pull the medication off the market. In a statement issued Friday, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said that Relyvrio failed to help patients in a large follow-up study,...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • Kids Battling Mental Health Issues Have Tougher Time Recovering From Concussion

    Kids struggling with mental health problems have a tougher time recovering from a concussion, a new study finds. These troubled kids tend to have more emotional symptoms after concussion and take longer to fully recover, results show....

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • Embryo Technology Might Lead to Children With Genes From Two Men

    New technology might soon allow men in same-sex relationships to have a child genetically related to both dads, researchers say. The technology uses skin cells from one person to alter the genetics of a donated egg, researchers...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • How After-School Programs Can Harm Teens’ Mental Health

    Days clogged with numerous after-school activities are detrimental to the mental health of over-scheduled high school students, a new study finds. Researchers also found that these “enrichment’ activities — tutoring, sports, school clubs and even homework —...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • Real World Data Shows RSV Shot Cut Infant Hospitalizations by 90%

    Real-world data show that a shot that protects babies against RSV is 90% effective in keeping them out of the hospital. Those numbers outstrip what had been expected of Beyfortus (nirsevimab), which in clinical trials had prevented...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • COVID Virus Lingers in Tissues for Over a Year

    The COVID-19 virus can linger in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after they’ve shaken their initial infection, new findings show. Researchers found pieces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID, lingering in...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • Drug Combo Marks Advance Against Bladder Cancer

    A cancer drug duo more than doubled the survival of people battling the most common form of advanced bladder cancer, trial results show. Patients who took a combo of meds called EV+P — enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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