All posts by LadyLively

  • Managing Blood Sugar After Stroke Could Be Key to Outcomes

    Managing a stroke victim’s blood sugar levels after they receive powerful clot-busting drugs might help them survive their health crisis, a new trial finds. People with high blood sugar levels were more likely to suffer a potentially...

    • Posted April 19, 2024
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  • Dozens of COVID Virus Mutations Arose in Man With Longest Known Case

    An immune-compromised man with a year-and-a-half-long COVID infection served as a breeding ground for dozens of coronavirus mutations, a new study discovered. Worse, several of the mutations were in the COVID spike protein, indicating that the virus...

    • Posted April 19, 2024
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  • Blood Test Might Someday Diagnose Early MS

    An early marker of multiple sclerosis could help doctors figure out who will eventually fall prey to the degenerative nerve disease, a new study says. In one in 10 cases of MS, the body begins producing a...

    • Posted April 19, 2024
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  • Check Your Fridge for Trader Joe’s Fresh Basil, Linked to Salmonella

    Fresh organic basil tainted with salmonella and sold by Trader Joe’s in 29 states has sickened at least 12 people, according to an alert issued Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One person...

    • Posted April 18, 2024
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  • Rising Number of Americans Sent to ERs Last Year During Heat Waves

    As climate change threatens another long hot summer for Americans, new data shows last summer’s record-breaking temperatures sent a rising number of people to emergency departments. At special risk of heatstroke and other heat-related issues: Working-age Americans,...

    • Posted April 18, 2024
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  • Big Health Care Disparities Persist Across the U.S., New Report Finds

    Deep-seated racial and ethnic disparities persist in health care across the United States, even in states considered the most progressive, a new report shows. For example, California received a score of 45 for the care its health...

    • Posted April 18, 2024
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  • Teens Often Bullied Online About Their Weight: Study

    Teenagers are frequently bullied about their weight on social media, and the bullying increases with each hour they spend on these sites, a new study reveals. Nearly one in five teens (17%) said they’d experienced weight-related bullying...

    • Posted April 18, 2024
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  • Work That Challenges Your Brain Helps You Stay Sharp With Age

    Jobs that challenge your mind could help your brain age more gracefully, a new study suggests. The harder your brain works on the job, the less likely you are to have memory and thinking problems later in...

    • Posted April 18, 2024
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  • Urine Test Might Spot Head-and-Neck Cancers Early

    A newly developed at-home urine test could potentially help doctors catch head and neck cancers earlier, a new study suggests. The test looks for tiny DNA fragments sloughed off by tumor cells, which pass from the bloodstream...

    • Posted April 18, 2024
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  • Many Seniors Are Overmedicated, But ChatGPT Might Prevent That

    AI could help doctors cut back on the bewildering variety of medications that seniors frequently are prescribed, a new study suggests. More than 40% of seniors are prescribed five or more meds, and this increases a person’s...

    • Posted April 18, 2024
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