All posts by LadyLively

  • Sports Boost Academic Performance in Teens

    Want your kid to do well in school? Get them involved in an organized sport, a new study urges. Boys and girls are both more likely to earn a high school diploma if they take part in...

    • Posted January 22, 2025
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  • Rural America Faces Growing Shortage of Eye Surgeons

    Rural areas are facing an increasing shortage of eye surgeons who can treat conditions like cataracts, glaucoma and detached retinas, a new study says. More than 17% of patients who need an ophthalmic surgeon live in rural...

    • Posted January 22, 2025
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  • Most Families Exclude Foods Linked to Allergies

    Most parents of a child with a food allergy opt to cut the offending food completely out of their homes. However, that strategy is tied to an emotional toll, researchers said. Parents who exclude food from their...

    • Posted January 21, 2025
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  • Job Protections Improve Mental Health Among LGBTQ+ Workers

    TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay New) — A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision barring job discrimination significantly eased the minds of LGBTQ+ workers, a new study says. The court extended employment protections to nearly 3.6 million LGBTQ+...

    • Posted January 21, 2025
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  • COVID-19 Doesn’t Worsen Multiple Sclerosis, Study Says

    People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have been concerned that a COVID-19 infection could cause the symptoms of their nerve disease to become even worse. But a new study should offer some solace — COVID doesn’t appear to...

    • Posted January 21, 2025
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  • Moderna Receives $590M From HHS To Develop Bird Flu Vaccine

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu. This funding, announced Friday by Moderna, builds on the $176...

    • Posted January 21, 2025
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  • Seniors Miss Out on Services With Medicare Advantage

    Medicare Advantage isn’t that great an advantage for seniors compared with traditional Medicare, researchers say. The privatized form of Medicare offers more supplemental benefits than traditional Medicare, including dental, vision and hearing benefits. But many seniors aren’t...

    • Posted January 21, 2025
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  • Bird Flu Found in Georgia Commercial Poultry for First Time

    For the first time, bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia. The case — confirmed in Elbert County by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal...

    • Posted January 21, 2025
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  • Popular GLP-1 Drugs Are Shaping Health Beyond Weight Loss & Diabetes

    Popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss and diabetes may have unexpected benefits for reducing risks for conditions such as substance abuse, psychosis, infections and even dementia.  But these drugs also come with risks that shouldn’t be overlooked,...

    • Posted January 21, 2025
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  • Stressed-Out Surgeon? That’s Good News for Patients!

    Check out your surgeon as you’re wheeled into the operating room. Do they seem tense, on edge, or stressed out? If so, that could be good news for you, a new study says. The patients of stressed...

    • Posted January 21, 2025
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