All posts by LadyLively

  • RFK Jr. Fires Two Trump-Appointed Senior Officials in Ongoing HHS Restructuring

    U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed two senior officials who were appointed by President Donald Trump. Heather Flick Melanson, chief of staff, and Hannah Anderson, a top policy adviser, were...

    • Posted July 17, 2025
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  • Playing A Musical Instrument Might Help Aging Brains

    Want to help maintain your brain health as you age? Then pick up a guitar, start tickling a piano’s ivories or join a band. Playing an instrument can promote a youthful pattern of brain activity, researchers reported...

    • Posted July 17, 2025
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  • Insomniacs With Inflammation Prone To Depression

    Insomniacs have a much higher risk for depression if they have chronic inflammation, a new sleep lab experiment says. Seniors with insomnia were three times as likely to report symptoms of depression if they’d been dosed with...

    • Posted July 17, 2025
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  • Some Newer Antiseizure Meds Safer During Pregnancy

    Some newer antiseizure medications appear to be safer for pregnant women to take without risk of birth defects, a new study says. Second-generation antiseizure drugs like levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, gabapentin and zonisamide did not show an increased risk...

    • Posted July 17, 2025
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  • Belly Fat Increases Stress Incontinence Risk

    Middle-aged women with more belly fat have a higher risk for stress urinary incontinence, a recent study says. Fat around the waist and visceral organs increases by 33% a woman’s risk of leaking when she sneezes, coughs...

    • Posted July 17, 2025
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  • Few Babies Getting RSV Antibody Shot, Study Says

    A new antibody shot that protects babies against RSV infection could be struggling to gain traction, researchers report. Only about a third (35%) of babies eligible for nirsevimab got the injection during the 2023-24 RSV season, researchers...

    • Posted July 17, 2025
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  • Chronically Ill Kids Carry Heavy Emotional Burden

    Kids coping with chronic health problems like asthma also are struggling with the emotional burden of stress, fear and sadness, a new study says. Almost 94% of comments posted online by chronically ill kids and their caregivers...

    • Posted July 17, 2025
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  • WHO, UNICEF Say More Than 14 Million Infants Worldwide Remain Unvaccinated

    However, improvements seen in vaccination rates for diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis, measles, HPV

    • Posted July 16, 2025
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  • Thousands Laid off From NIH, FDA and CDC After Supreme Court Decision

    Thousands of health workers lost their jobs this week after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to move forward with major staffing cuts. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and...

    • Posted July 16, 2025
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  • Popular YoCrunch Yogurt Recalled Over Plastic Pieces in Packaging

    YoCrunch yogurt products are being pulled from store shelves nationwide due to a safety concern, its manufacturer announced Monday. Danone U.S., the maker of YoCrunch, said small, sharp pieces of plastic may be inside the dome toppers...

    • Posted July 16, 2025
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