All posts by LadyLively

  • Sex Differences in Knee Arthritis Emerge as Early as Childhood

    The knee develops differently in men and women, with sex-specific distinctions in the joint appearing as early as childhood, a new study finds. Taking these differences into account among girls could help prevent knee arthritis for women...

    • Posted July 24, 2024
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  • Risk of Mental Illness Rises for Kids Treated in ICUs

    Youngsters so sick they’ve needed treatment in an ICU appear to bear the scars of that experience years later, a new study finds. Children and teenagers treated in an intensive care unit have a significantly higher risk...

    • Posted July 24, 2024
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  • Huge Warehouses Can Create Unhealthy Neighborhoods

    Online retail giants like Amazon have made it easier for people to buy what they want when they want it, but that convenience comes at a cost to people’s health, a new study says. Huge warehouses that...

    • Posted July 24, 2024
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  • U.S. Injuries From Electric Bikes, Scooters Are Soaring

    More and more Americans who use “micromobility” transport, such as electric bikes and e-scooters, are motoring their way straight into the ER, new data shows. In fact, the rate of e-bike injuries among Americans doubled each year...

    • Posted July 23, 2024
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  • Extra Money Keeps Poorer Americans Out of the ER, Study Finds

    It’s a simple strategy that could deliver powerful health dividends: New research shows that giving cash to poor people could help them stay out of the ER. In the study, investigators followed nearly 2,900 low-income people who...

    • Posted July 23, 2024
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  • Marijuana Use While Pregnant Could Raise Odds for Complications

    There’s a slight but significant rise in dangerous obstetric complications for pregnant women who use marijuana, new research shows. Data from almost 317,000 pregnancies in women in California found those who used the drug had higher odds...

    • Posted July 23, 2024
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  • Study Finds Big Shift in Who’s Using GLP-1 Meds Like Ozempic

    The boom in using GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic to treat obesity has resulted in a bust regarding the drugs’ original purpose, which was to treat type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.  New prescriptions for these drugs...

    • Posted July 23, 2024
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  • Psychotherapy Via Texts Can Be Just as Effective

    Folks with depression who got therapy via text or voice messages fared just as well as those who got weekly video-based telemedicine sessions with a therapist, a new trial has found. The findings “suggest that psychotherapy delivered...

    • Posted July 23, 2024
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  • Younger May Not Fare Better When It Comes to Leg Artery Disease

    Middle-aged folks don’t necessarily fare better than seniors following urgent surgery to unclog arteries and restore blood flow to their legs, a new study warns. Adults in their 50s with peripheral artery disease (PAD) appear more likely...

    • Posted July 23, 2024
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  • Another Study Ties Poor Sleep to Type 2 Diabetes

    Consistently bad sleep is linked to a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study shows. Both too little and too much sleep is tied to diabetes risk, and swinging wildly between the two patterns...

    • Posted July 23, 2024
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