All posts by LadyLively

  • Free COVID Test Orders to End on March 8

    Americans will not be able to order free at-home COVID tests after Friday, U.S. health officials announced Tuesday. Households across the country have been able to order four free rapid antigen tests through COVID.gov. since November. All orders...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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  • FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the country’s first continuous glucose monitor for type 2 diabetes. The new Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System, which will be available by summer, is intended for people 18...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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  • Many Can’t Access Mental Health Services that Save Money, Keep People Out of Jail

    When it comes to giving at-risk Americans access to the mental health services they need, prevention is far better than detention, new research confirms. However, a majority of the 950 U.S. counties surveyed in the report do...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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  • Iron Gathers in Brain After Concussions

    Folks who’ve suffered a concussion and then develop headaches show iron accumulation in their brains, new research discovers. Excess brain iron stores are a hallmark of damage, noted a team led by Simona Nikolova, of the Mayo...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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  • Drug-Emitting Vaginal Ring Safely Protects Pregnant Women From HIV

    A vaginal ring that emits the antiviral dapivirine has passed safety trials and could shield vulnerable women against HIV infection during pregnancy, a new trial shows. “We now have data on the ring’s safety during all stages...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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  • Breastfeeding After COVID Booster Passes Protective Antibodies to Baby

    There’s more evidence bolstering the health effects of both breastfeeding and the COVID booster shot: Vaccinated, breastfeeding moms appear to pass COVID-fighting antibodies to their infants. That’s important, since babies under the age of 6 months aren’t...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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  • Dirty Air Increasingly Affects Minority Communities

    Air pollution harms the health of everyone exposed to it, but a new study says communities of color are disproportionately harmed by dirty air. Smog causes nearly 8 times higher childhood asthma rates and 1.3 times higher...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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  • Some Women Escape the Mental Health Effects of Menopause: Study

    Menopause is thought to trigger mood changes among women, with changes in female hormone levels contributing to anxiety, depression and stress. However, a new study says some women are at more risk than others for menopause-linked mental...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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  • Could Guns in the Home Expose Kids to Toxic Lead?

    Childhood exposure to lead has long been a public health concern, with lead in water and paint leading to brain damage and developmental delays in kids. Now researchers have uncovered an unexpected source of household lead exposure...

    • Posted March 6, 2024
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  • Diabetes Risk Rises for Folks Who Get Too Little Sleep

    Are you typically getting only a few hours sleep each night? Besides leaving you groggy all day, your insomnia could also be raising your odds for type 2 diabetes, new research shows. Compared to people who slept...

    • Posted March 5, 2024
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