All posts by LadyLively

  • Some Young Cancer Survivors Won’t Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine

    Young cancer survivors face a heightened risk from human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus known to raise the risk of cervical cancer. So why are they getting the HPV vaccine in low numbers? To find out, researchers analyzed...

    • Posted December 29, 2022
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  • Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors

    Living in tight-knit communities where neighbors are connected to one another helped improve health outcomes for older Chinese Americans, a new study found. Rutgers University researchers used data from a study of more than 3,100 elderly Chinese...

    • Posted December 29, 2022
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  • Black Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries

    Insured Black patients are less likely to undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement or repairs — relatively safe procedures — than their white counterparts, new research shows. Black patients who need a mitral valve replacement are more...

    • Posted December 28, 2022
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  • Babies in Danger From Ingesting Opioids Laced With Animal Tranquilizer

    When a toddler or an infant accidentally ingests a prescription opioid medication, the immediate results can prove deadly, experts warn. But another new worrisome dynamic is afoot in the United States, a just-published study reveals: pediatric poisonings...

    • Posted December 28, 2022
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  • China Eases Travel Rules as COVID Restrictions Lift

    China plans to roll back some of its strict COVID-19 controls, including allowing more of its people to travel abroad. During the pandemic, the country has limited passports, allowing them only for family emergencies or some work...

    • Posted December 28, 2022
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  • Long Stays Common for Kids Who Visit ERs in Mental Health Crisis

    It’s a scenario no parent would ever want to witness: Their child suffers a mental health crisis and is taken to the emergency room, only to have to wait 12 hours or more for the right medical...

    • Posted December 28, 2022
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  • Stem Cell Therapy May Slow MS Better Than Meds: Study

    A new study is adding to evidence that people with multiple sclerosis can benefit from a type of stem cell transplant — including some patients who are in a more advanced phase of the disease. The research...

    • Posted December 28, 2022
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  • Getting COVID Booster Helps Your Antibodies Last Longer

    While getting a COVID-19 vaccine provides antibodies against the coronavirus, getting a booster shot creates a longer-lasting antibody response, according to new research. “These results fit with other recent reports and indicate that booster shots enhance the...

    • Posted December 28, 2022
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  • Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care

    Many Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander adults may have trouble accessing health care and insurance because of language barriers, a new analysis indicates. In a new report by the Urban Institute and supported by the Robert...

    • Posted December 28, 2022
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  • Broken Hearts: Loneliness Could Raise Danger From Cardiovascular Disease

    For people with heart disease, new research suggests loneliness, social isolation and living alone can shave years off your life. This trio puts people with established cardiovascular disease at greater risk of premature death, according to the...

    • Posted December 28, 2022
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