All posts by LadyLively

  • Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Go on Strike

    Health care workers who serve millions of Americans began a three-day strike on Wednesday after contract negotiations over staffing levels stalled. More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions began walking off their jobs...

    • Posted October 4, 2023
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  • Shorter Course of Radiation May Be Safe for Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction

    Breast cancer patients who undergo a mastectomy can probably benefit from a shorter course of more intense radiation therapy, a new study indicates. Hypofractionated radiation therapy — which provides a higher dose each session over three weeks...

    • Posted October 4, 2023
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  • Stem Cell Therapy Could Be Breakthrough Against Type 1 Diabetes

    People with type 1 diabetes lack functional islet cells in their pancreas to produce the hormone insulin and must take daily insulin via injections or a continuous pump to compensate. But if new research pans out, some...

    • Posted October 4, 2023
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  • CPAP Helps Cut Heart Risks — But You Have to Actually Use It

    For sufferers of sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines may guard against having a second heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular crisis, but they have to use it consistently, a new study finds. CPAP works...

    • Posted October 4, 2023
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  • FDA Approves Updated Novavax COVID Vaccine

    Federal regulators on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to an updated Novavax COVID vaccine, giving Americans a more traditional alternative to two recently revamped mRNA vaccines. Adolescents and adults who have previously received a COVID vaccine, but who...

    • Posted October 4, 2023
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  • Antiviral Meds Could Help Ease or Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Kids, Study Finds

    Recent research has suggested that viruses could play a role in the loss of pancreatic beta cells, which triggers type 1 diabetes. Now, a new trial finds antiviral medications, when given soon after a child is diagnosed...

    • Posted October 4, 2023
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  • Largest-Ever Study of Suicide Genetics Gives Clues to Who’s at Risk

    New research has discovered 12 gene variants that may be tied to an increased risk of attempting suicide. These genes also may have links with physical and mental health woes, including chronic pain, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), lung...

    • Posted October 4, 2023
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  • Floods Raise Death Rates Long After Waters Recede

    TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – People who experience flooding aren’t just at risk during these severe weather events — they also have a significantly higher risk of dying in the weeks that follow. A new...

    • Posted October 4, 2023
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  • Major Drug Companies Agree to Price Negotiations With U.S. Government

    Pharmaceutical companies that make the 10 prescription drugs chosen to be the first for price negotiations for Medicare patients have agreed to talks with the government. The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the drugmakers, including Merck, Bristol...

    • Posted October 3, 2023
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  • Tea Drinkers May Gain Better Blood Sugar Control

    Drinking dark tea daily may help balance blood sugar levels and stave off type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease most closely tied to obesity. This is the main message from a new study that looked...

    • Posted October 3, 2023
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