All posts by LadyLively

  • Few Doctors, Spotty Internet: Finding Mental Health Care Tough for Many Americans

    Nearly one in five counties across the United States lack psychiatrists or internet service, making it difficult for around 10.5 million Americans to find mental health care, a new study shows. The counties examined in the study...

    • Posted September 20, 2023
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  • Diabetes Drug Maker Sues Over Compounded Versions of Mounjaro

    Another diabetes drug maker is taking legal action against businesses in several states, alleging that they’re “fraudulently claiming” that their compounded products are the same as its medication. This time, it’s Eli Lilly suing certain medical spas,...

    • Posted September 20, 2023
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  • Average Hospital Bed Has a Big Carbon Footprint

    How big is a hospital bed’s carbon footprint? Pretty big, new research shows. One hospital bed alone was roughly equivalent to the carbon footprint of five Canadian households, according to researchers studying a British Columbia hospital during...

    • Posted September 20, 2023
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  • Bats Don’t Get Cancer, and Scientists Are Closer to Understanding Why

    Bats have an extraordinary ability to avoid cancer and handle infections, and researchers now think they might know why. Specific genetic adaptations caused by rapid evolution have made bats extremely cancer-resistant, researchers report in the Sept. 20...

    • Posted September 20, 2023
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  • You Survived a Heart Attack. Here’s How Cardiac Rehab Can Help

    Cardiac rehabilitation is a key part of recovery from a heart attack, helping to prevent another, perhaps more severe one. About 800,000 people in the United States have a heart attack every year, about one-quarter of whom...

    • Posted September 20, 2023
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  • Future of ‘Artificial Wombs’ for Human Preemies to Be Weighed by FDA Advisors

    Advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will weigh the possibilities and parameters of experiments with artificial wombs for premature human babies. Scientists have already had some success with the concept in animals. During a two-day...

    • Posted September 19, 2023
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  • Parkinson’s Patients Often Battle a Hidden Foe: Stigma

    Patients with Parkinson’s disease already face poorer mental and physical health, but now a new study shows they also suffer from decreased levels of hope and self-esteem due to the stigma associated with their disease. “There are...

    • Posted September 19, 2023
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  • Common PFAS Chemicals Linked to Cancers in Women

    Harmful “forever” chemicals are widespread in the environment, and new research hints they pose a particular health risk to women. A new study suggests women who are exposed to higher levels of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances,...

    • Posted September 19, 2023
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  • An OTC Contraceptive Pill Is Coming Soon, but Who Will Pay For It?

    The first over-the-counter birth control pill is slated to hit drug stores in early 2024, but questions about cost and insurance coverage loom. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opill (norgestrel) for preventing pregnancy without a...

    • Posted September 19, 2023
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  • Early Morning Exercise May Be Best for Weight Control

    When it comes to staying trim, timing may be everything. That’s according to new research that found adults who routinely engaged in moderate-to-vigorous exercise early in the morning were less likely to be overweight or obese than...

    • Posted September 19, 2023
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