All posts by LadyLively

  • Most Older Americans Object to Cancer Screening Cutoffs Based on Life Expectancy: Poll

    While guidelines for cancer screening have begun factoring in life expectancy, a new poll shows a majority of older adults disagree with age cutoffs based on how long a person is expected to live. The University of...

    • Posted September 29, 2023
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  • Childbirth Can Leave New Parents in Serious Medical Debt

    New parents bringing home their bundle of joy often carry something else with them as they leave the hospital: medical debt. That’s according to new research from Michigan Medicine that found postpartum women are more likely to...

    • Posted September 29, 2023
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  • Brains of Patients With Post-Op Delirium Could Be More Vulnerable

    Delirium is common after older patients have surgery and can cause serious complications and distress, but its cause has been a mystery. New research has found that patients who develop postoperative delirium have increased openings in the...

    • Posted September 29, 2023
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  • Kids With Eczema May Need Further Allergy Tests

    Some children who have a common form of eczema should also be tested for allergic reactions because they may have a second allergic-type eczema, a new study suggests. While atopic dermatitis is common and usually develops by...

    • Posted September 29, 2023
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  • Megan Thee Stallion Urges Fans to ‘Check on Friends’ for Mental Health

    Megan Thee Stallion is urging you to check on your friends. The rapper, whose offstage name is Megan Pete, is part of a new public service announcement called Seize the Awkward, a national campaign to encourage young...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • Biden Administration Gives Funding Boost to Help Curb Suicides

    The Biden administration is allocating $232.2 million in grants to help stem suicides and improve behavioral health care for at-risk groups. Suicide is happening at an “alarming” rate, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • Oregon Decriminalized Possession of Small Amounts of Drugs. Fatal ODs Didn’t Skyrocket

    Critics of a law that decriminalized drug possession in Oregon have blamed the policy for rising overdose deaths in the state, but a new study finds no evidence of that. Researchers discovered that while drug overdose deaths...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • Health Issue Has Bruce Springsteen Postponing Shows for the Rest of the Year

    Rock star Bruce Springsteen announced Wednesday that he has postponed all of his remaining shows this year as he deals with peptic ulcer disease. Springsteen said he’s continuing to “recover steadily from peptic ulcer disease over the...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • Heavy Marijuana Use May Harm the Heart

    People who abuse marijuana may be setting themselves up for heart problems down the road, Canadian researchers report. The new study found that people with so-called cannabis use disorder may have a 60% higher risk for a...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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  • FDA Panel Says No to Experimental ALS Drug

    THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday voted resoundingly against recommending a stem cell-based experimental treatment for ALS. Although the FDA isn’t bound by the...

    • Posted September 28, 2023
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