All posts by LadyLively

  • Black and Native Americans Hit Hardest by ‘Deaths of Despair’

    More middle-aged Black and Native Americans are now falling prey to “deaths of despair” than whites, a new study finds. These deaths — from suicide, drug overdose and alcoholic liver disease — initially had been more common...

    • Posted April 10, 2024
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  • Company Behind Defective CPAP Machines Must Make Changes Before U.S. Production Resumes

    Phillips Respironics, the company responsible for the recall of millions of defective sleep apnea machines since 2021, must overhaul its production of the machines before it can resume making them in the United States, federal officials announced...

    • Posted April 10, 2024
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  • Many Older Americans Get Care Outside of Doctor’s Office, Poll Finds

    Most seniors have embraced “doc-in-a-box” strip mall clinics and urgent care centers as a means of getting prompt medical care, a new poll has found. About 60% of people ages 50 to 80 have visited an urgent...

    • Posted April 10, 2024
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  • EPA Sets Strict Limit on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in U.S. Drinking Water

    The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it has finalized a first-ever rule that will drastically lower the amount of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” in the nation’s drinking water. “Drinking water contaminated with PFAS has...

    • Posted April 10, 2024
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  • Arthritis Can Often Follow ACL Surgeries in Young Adults

    Early-onset arthritis may hit as many as one in every four young people who undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgeries, new research warns. The arthritic pain emerges within 6 to 12 months post-surgery, according to Michigan...

    • Posted April 10, 2024
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  • Ozempic, Wegovy Won’t Boost Thyroid Cancer Risk: Study

    Wegovy, Ozempic and other drugs known as GLP-1 analogues have become wildly popular for controlling diabetes and helping folks lose weight. There were concerns that longer term use of the drugs might raise users’ odds for thyroid...

    • Posted April 10, 2024
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  • New Drug Could Slash Blood Triglyceride Levels

    A new drug can slash triglyceride levels nearly in half by targeting a genetic driver of high fat levels in the bloodstream, researchers said. The injectable drug, olezarsen, lowered triglyceride levels by 49% at the 50 milligram...

    • Posted April 10, 2024
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  • Teens with Anxiety, Mood Disorders Less Likely to Get Driver’s License

    Teenagers suffering from anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder are likely to have a tougher time getting their driver’s license, a new study finds. Teens and young adults with these types of mood disorders are 30% less likely...

    • Posted April 10, 2024
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  • Beta Blocker Meds May Not Help Some Heart Attack Survivors

    Beta blockers appear to be useless when prescribed to heart attack survivors who aren’t suffering from heart failure, a new clinical trial indicates. The study calls into question the routine of prescribing beta blockers to all patients...

    • Posted April 10, 2024
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  • AI May Bring a Better Blood Test for Ovarian Cancer

    Using AI to track fragments of tumor-associated DNA in the blood, scientists say they may be close to an accurate test for a silent killer: Ovarian cancer. It’s the fifth leading cause of cancer death in the...

    • Posted April 10, 2024
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