All posts by LadyLively

  • About 1 in 10 U.S. Adults Have High Cholesterol

    Nearly 1 in every 10 American adults is living with high levels of cholesterol in their arteries, according to the latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data, from 2021 through 2023,...

    • Posted November 20, 2024
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  • Four Million Americans Could Lose Health Coverage Once ACA Credits Expire

    If Congress lets healthcare tax credits established during the pandemic expire, 4 million Americans will become uninsured, a new analysis warns. The tax credits, which have significantly lowered out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans, are set to...

    • Posted November 20, 2024
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  • Child-Teacher Bond in Early Education Could Have Lasting Impact

    Fostering good relationships with teachers in the early grades may have long-lasting benefits, new research suggests. “These early connections significantly influence not only academic achievement, but also social and emotional development and executive functioning skills, which are...

    • Posted November 20, 2024
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  • Surgeon General Says U.S. Smoking Rates Have Tumbled, But Not for Everyone

    Although the United States has made significant headway in curbing cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure, a new report finds deep divisions remain and they run along predictable fault lines. Disparities in tobacco use continue to persist...

    • Posted November 20, 2024
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  • Earlier Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses Bring Higher Odds for Dementia

    WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024  A type 2 diabetes diagnosis before age 50 comes with a health risk that patients might not expect. Especially if they are obese, these folks are more likely to develop dementia later, new...

    • Posted November 20, 2024
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  • A-fib Plus Heart Failure a Dangerous Combo

    For the 4 in 10 patients with newly diagnosed heart failure who also have the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation, the prognosis can be poor. “Atrial fibrillation can make heart failure much more problematic, and more complex...

    • Posted November 20, 2024
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  • Psychologists’ Group Issues First Guidance to Parents on Teen Online Video Use

    Parents can’t monitor everything their kids watch online, but a set of new guidelines may help young people manage their own viewing habits. “Research consistently shows that video content, and the platforms that host it, have the...

    • Posted November 20, 2024
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  • 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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