All posts by LadyLively

  • Could a Single Shot at Birth Shield Kids From HIV for Years?

    There’s potentially exciting news from a trial conducted in monkeys:  A single shot of gene therapy given to newborn monkeys appears to shield them from HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, for at least three years. Of...

    • Posted July 31, 2025
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  • How Old Is Your Heart? It Could Be Aging Faster Than You Are

    Researchers who’ve developed a new “heart age” calculator say many Americans have unhealthy hearts that are physiologically older than their chronological age, with men faring worse than women. The research team theorizes that telling folks their heart...

    • Posted July 31, 2025
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  • You Might Inhale 68,000 Microplastics Per Day

    THURSDAY, July 31, 2025 (HeathDay News) — Scientists say the average person may be inhaling microscopic, lung-penetrating plastic particles at a rate that’s 100 times what was previously assumed: 68,000 per day.  “Everywhere we look, we find...

    • Posted July 31, 2025
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  • Women Less Likely to Get MS Meds Than Men

    Women are less likely than men to receive multiple sclerosis (MS) meds that could help them manage the disease and delay disability, a new report finds. It could be that some women in their childbearing years are...

    • Posted July 31, 2025
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  • U.S. Senate Confirms Infection Expert as New CDC Director

    After months with an appointed caretaker, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finally has an official director. Dr. Susan Monarez, who became the agency’s acting director in March after anti-vaccine skepticism tanked President Donald...

    • Posted July 30, 2025
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  • EPA Moves to Cancel Key Climate Regulations That Limit Pollution

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to remove the legal underpinning for most regulations against climate change. If approved, the EPA’s proposal would rescind the 2009 decision that set forth a legal basis to regulate...

    • Posted July 30, 2025
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  • Wisconsin Reports First West Nile Virus Case of the Year

    Health officials have confirmed Wisconsin’s first human case of West Nile virus in 2025. The case was found in Barron County, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) said. Mosquitoes collected in both Milwaukee and Lafayette counties...

    • Posted July 30, 2025
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  • Deion Sanders Shares Bladder Cancer Journey, Urges Others to Get Checked

    University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders says he is now cancer-free after an unexpected battle with bladder cancer. Now he’s encouraging others to take charge of their health. Sanders, 57, spoke openly Monday at a news...

    • Posted July 30, 2025
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  • Cardiac Rehab Is Safe for Folks With A-Fib, And Might Even Help Ease It

    If you’ve had a heart attack or are in heart failure, doctors often prescribe cardiac rehabilitation to strengthen your heart.  A new study contends that these programs are also appropriate for folks with the common irregular heartbeat known...

    • Posted July 30, 2025
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  • Blood-Based Colon Cancer Tests Work, But Many Patients Skip Follow-Up

    You try one of the new blood-based tests for colon cancer, and unfortunately, the results come back “abnormal.” Those are alarming findings, of course.  But for too many U.S. patients, no further steps are taken, a new...

    • Posted July 30, 2025
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