All posts by LadyLively

  • Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field

    THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Asian-American medical professionals commonly experience racism from both peers and patients, claims a new survey that documented myriad slurs and a lack of support. Researcher David Yang, an emergency medicine...

    • Posted September 14, 2023
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  • Breast Milk Brings Babies a Healthier Microbiome

    Breast milk supplies many benefits for babies and their moms, and a new study highlights another one: Mother’s milk provides proteins that are important for a newborn’s gut health. “Here we show that the concentration of certain...

    • Posted September 14, 2023
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  • Digestive Diseases Can Take Toll on Seniors’ Mental Health

    A lot of older adults have digestive diseases that can be debilitating. They can also be linked to loneliness and depression, a new study says. “These conditions are very common in ambulatory care,” said gastroenterologist Dr. Shirley...

    • Posted September 14, 2023
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  • Across America, Many Who Need a Neurologist Live Too Far From Care

    Many Medicare patients can’t get help close to home for brain and nervous system issues. Nearly 1 in 5 Medicare recipients in the United States live at least 50 miles from their neurologist. “Our study found a...

    • Posted September 14, 2023
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  • Depression Risk Rises in Folks Who Use Both Marijuana & Tobacco

    Using both tobacco and marijuana is tied to significantly higher odds for depression and anxiety, a new study suggests. Among nearly 54,000 U.S. adults, those who used both substances experienced anxiety or depression at nearly twice the...

    • Posted September 13, 2023
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  • 7 Lifestyle Factors Help Keep Depression at Bay

    A healthy lifestyle — especially getting enough sleep — may offer substantial protection against depression, new research suggests. The study, of more than 287,000 British adults, found that several lifestyle factors seemed to curb the risk of...

    • Posted September 13, 2023
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  • California Legislature First to Pass Ban on 4 Food Additives Linked to Health Issues

    California is on track to become the first state to ban four food additives that some experts have linked to health issues ranging from behavioral problems in children to reproductive issues to cancer in lab animals. On...

    • Posted September 13, 2023
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  • Can You Still Get COVID Tests for Free?

    COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are gradually increasing in the United States, as two new variants gain a foothold in the nation. And with that rise, more people are looking for COVID test kits. Hospitalizations rose by nearly...

    • Posted September 13, 2023
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  • Disney Princesses: Are They Good or Bad for Your Child’s Self-Image?

    For parents worried about how Disney princesses might impact their child’s self-image, a new study is saying, “Let it go.” “In children’s media, about 60% of the characters are men and boys, they’re male. And Disney princesses...

    • Posted September 13, 2023
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  • Even a Mild Head Injury Raises the Odds for Stroke

    Any head injury — even a mild one — raises a person’s risk of later having an ischemic stroke. Having multiple injuries increases that risk, even more so than the severity of a single traumatic brain injury...

    • Posted September 13, 2023
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