All posts by LadyLively

  • New ER Program Helped More Patients Get Needed Hospice Care

    One hospital’s push to transition patients who are nearing the end of life from the emergency room to hospice care appears to be working. After the program went into effect, 54% of ER patients at Brigham and...

    • Posted July 9, 2024
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  • How Cannabis Use During Pregnancy May Harm a Baby’s Brain

    Cannabis use during pregnancy might affect the way a child’s brain develops after birth, a new study says. Brain imaging of children exposed to cannabis in the womb has revealed patterns consistent with reductions in brain inflammation,...

    • Posted July 9, 2024
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  • Untreated Water Likely Source of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Cucumbers

    U.S. health officials have determined that untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people this spring. Still, that grower didn’t supply all the cucumbers that were linked...

    • Posted July 9, 2024
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  • Mounjaro Bests Ozempic for Weight Loss

    Mounjaro outperforms Ozempic in helping people lose weight, a new study shows. People taking tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) dropped significantly more pounds than those taking semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy), researchers reported July 8 in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine....

    • Posted July 8, 2024
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  • Study Finds Arsenic, Lead in Tampon Products

    Researchers report they have discovered lead and arsenic in a wide variety of tampon products sold in the United States and Europe.  Testing revealed lead in all 30 tampons from 14 brands obtained from major online retailers...

    • Posted July 8, 2024
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  • Wegovy, Ozempic Lower Risk of Many Obesity-Related Cancers

    In yet another finding that touts the health benefits of wildly popular weight-loss medications like Wegovy and Ozempic, scientists report that taking the drugs may help reduce the risk of some cancers. In a study published July 5 in...

    • Posted July 8, 2024
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  • Could a Cancer Drug Curb the Organ Damage of Severe COVID?

    An experimental cancer drug might be able to help prevent the organ damage caused by severe COVID infections, a new study finds. The drug, called eganelisib, inhibits an immune system enzyme called PI3K gamma that boosts damaging...

    • Posted July 8, 2024
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  • New Drug Could Boost Lifesaving Powers of Overdose Drug Naloxone

    An experimental drug can supercharge the effects of the lifesaving overdose drug naloxone, potentially improving its effectiveness against new and more powerful opioids like fentanyl, a new study finds. The drug, dubbed compound 368, makes naloxone (Narcan)...

    • Posted July 8, 2024
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  • “Love Hormone” May Help Treat Obesity, Postpartum Depression

    Researchers have identified a gene that can trigger obesity, behavior problems and postpartum depression when missing or damaged. The finding could lead to new treatments for postpartum depression and overeating: The study in mice suggests the so-called...

    • Posted July 8, 2024
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  • Scientists Find Way to Reverse Chemo Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer Patients

    Pancreatic cancer is particularly aggressive and difficult to treat, partly because it’s often resistant to chemotherapy. Researchers now think they know why chemo struggles to work against pancreatic cancer – and how to reverse that resistance. It...

    • Posted July 8, 2024
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