All posts by LadyLively

  • Military Service Can Bring Melanoma Danger

    U.S. military veterans, especially those who served in the Air Force, are at high risk for one of the deadliest skin cancers, melanoma. The risk owes to work hazards associated with service in countries near the equator...

    • Posted March 12, 2024
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  • Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Could Bring Crowded ERs: Study

    Americans living in areas where primary care doctors and nurse practitioners are in short supply face a greater risk for emergency surgeries and complications, new research shows. They’re also more likely to wind up back in the...

    • Posted March 12, 2024
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  • Medical Costs for Kids’ Mental Health Jumped 31% in 5 Years

    The cost to American families of caring for a child with a mental health condition rose by almost a third between 2017 and 2021, a new report finds, to an average $4,361 per year.  Overall, American families...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • Sun Plus Certain Foods, Meds Can Bring on ‘Margarita Rashes’

    Slicing some fresh limes for that margarita savored in the sun could be a bad combo for some people’s skin, dermatologists warn. Folks can break out in what are nicknamed “margarita rashes” if they are skin-sensitive to...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • Poor Trial Results May Prompt Maker to Pull ALS Drug From Market

    Following disappointing trial results, the maker of a controversial ALS drug may pull the medication off the market. In a statement issued Friday, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said that Relyvrio failed to help patients in a large follow-up study,...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • Kids Battling Mental Health Issues Have Tougher Time Recovering From Concussion

    Kids struggling with mental health problems have a tougher time recovering from a concussion, a new study finds. These troubled kids tend to have more emotional symptoms after concussion and take longer to fully recover, results show....

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • Embryo Technology Might Lead to Children With Genes From Two Men

    New technology might soon allow men in same-sex relationships to have a child genetically related to both dads, researchers say. The technology uses skin cells from one person to alter the genetics of a donated egg, researchers...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • How After-School Programs Can Harm Teens’ Mental Health

    Days clogged with numerous after-school activities are detrimental to the mental health of over-scheduled high school students, a new study finds. Researchers also found that these “enrichment’ activities — tutoring, sports, school clubs and even homework —...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • Real World Data Shows RSV Shot Cut Infant Hospitalizations by 90%

    Real-world data show that a shot that protects babies against RSV is 90% effective in keeping them out of the hospital. Those numbers outstrip what had been expected of Beyfortus (nirsevimab), which in clinical trials had prevented...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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  • COVID Virus Lingers in Tissues for Over a Year

    The COVID-19 virus can linger in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after they’ve shaken their initial infection, new findings show. Researchers found pieces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID, lingering in...

    • Posted March 11, 2024
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