All posts by LadyLively

  • Just 18% of People Who Need Lung Cancer Screening Get It

    Only a fraction of Americans are getting recommended lung cancer screenings, new research shows. While rates overall are up slightly, fewer than 1 in 5 people who are eligible for screening are up-to-date with it, according to...

    • Posted June 10, 2024
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  • Study Supports Safety of High-Dose General Anesthesia

    Older adults who avoid surgery because they fear general anesthesia will cause thinking declines need not worry, researchers report. A study of more than 1,000 patients who had heart surgery at four hospitals in Canada found that...

    • Posted June 10, 2024
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  • FDA Gives Nod to RSV Vaccine for People in Their 50s

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday has for the first time approved the use of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for people in their 50s who are at increased risk for the illness.  Drugmaker...

    • Posted June 10, 2024
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  • People Sickened in 4 States After Eating Diamond Shruumz Microdosing Chocolate Bars

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans to avoid Diamond Shruumz-brand Microdosing Chocolate Bars, after numerous people have been made sick after consuming them. Eight severe illnesses related to the edibles have been reported as...

    • Posted June 10, 2024
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  • Moderna Announces Good Results From Trial of Combo COVID/Flu Vaccine

    An experimental vaccine that could offer one-stop prevention for both COVID-19 and influenza is showing positive results among older adults in trials, maker Moderna announced Monday. The shot — for now called mRNA-1083 — “has met its...

    • Posted June 10, 2024
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  • What Is the Planetary Health Diet, and Can It Extend Your Life?

    A plant-based eating regimen designed to save the Earth also saves people’s lives, a large study confirms. “Shifting how we eat can help slow the process of climate change,” said corresponding author Dr. Walter Willett, a professor...

    • Posted June 10, 2024
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  • Could AI & a Blood Test Help Spot Lung Cancers Early?

    Researchers have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can identify people who are at risk for lung cancer based on genetic markers in their blood. “We have a simple blood test that could be done in a doctor’s...

    • Posted June 10, 2024
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  • Experimental GLP-1 Med Might Be Breakthrough Against Fatty Liver Disease

    An experimental ‘supercharged’ form of popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds could help ease fatty liver disease, a new trial suggests. The drug under development, survodutide, helped up to 83% of patients gain real improvements in markers of fatty...

    • Posted June 10, 2024
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  • Two-Drug Treatment Could Curb Meth Addiction

    Though overdose deaths continue to surge, there is no approved medication to treat methamphetamine use disorder. Now, an experimental two-drug therapy has yielded promising results, UCLA researchers report. “These findings have important implications for pharmacological treatment for...

    • Posted June 10, 2024
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  • Tips to Making Your Home Safer for People With Alzheimer’s

    Bright lights, loud sounds and trip hazards can make a person with Alzheimer’s uncomfortable in the home and even pose real dangers. The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) says a few easy fixes can change all that....

    • Posted June 10, 2024
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