All posts by LadyLively

  • Could ADHD Meds Help Treat Alzheimer’s?

    Could ADHD drugs also treat degenerative brain disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease? British researchers say there is good evidence that some medications used for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — known as noradrenergic drugs — might also help treat...

    • Posted July 7, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: July 7, 2022​

    Adult characters with autism move into the TV spotlight. After decades of portrayals of autism being focused on kids, new TV series are including the lives of adults on the spectrum in their storylines. Read more Could...

    • Posted July 7, 2022
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  • FDA Allows Pharmacists to Prescribe COVID Drug Paxlovid

    Patients who test positive for COVID-19 can now get the antiviral pill Paxlovid directly from their pharmacists, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. The action removes limits that had restricted prescribing authority to health care...

    • Posted July 7, 2022
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  • An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites – Why?

    Getting a blood cancer diagnosis is devastating for young people, but it is also far more deadly if the patient is Black, new research shows. The new study, which looked at outcomes for patients with acute myeloid...

    • Posted July 7, 2022
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  • Motherhood Doesn’t Lower Survival for Women Who’ve Had Breast Cancer

    Breast cancer survivors who would like to have a baby can take some reassurance from a new study that finds motherhood doesn’t lower their future survival chances. Moreover, survival rates were no worse in younger women, those...

    • Posted July 7, 2022
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  • Why COVID Spread So Fast in California’s Prisons

    An array of problems, including overcrowding, led to a surge of COVID-19 cases in California prisons in 2020-2021, a new report details. Preventing outbreaks in the future will require a comprehensive list of fixes, from reducing overcrowding...

    • Posted July 7, 2022
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  • Grief Can Be Heartbreaking for People Battling Heart Failure

    Can someone really die of a broken heart? If that person has serious heart disease, new Swedish research suggests the answer may well be yes. After analyzing almost three decades worth of data on nearly half a...

    • Posted July 6, 2022
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  • Cancer Drug May Be Lifesaver for Hospitalized COVID Patients

    An experimental drug used to fight cancer may reduce the risk of death for COVID-19 patients by roughly 55%, a new study suggests. The drug, sabizabulin, has been found effective in aiding severely ill COVID-19 patients, more...

    • Posted July 6, 2022
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  • Vaccinations Cut U.S. COVID Deaths by 58%: Study

    The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program slashed the coronavirus’ expected death rate by as much as 58%, saving hundreds of thousands of lives during the first two waves of the pandemic, a new study says. Computer models estimate...

    • Posted July 6, 2022
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  • AHA News: Family’s Hereditary Heart Condition Discovered After Her Father and Two Sisters Died Young

    WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — DeAnn Bartram was 16 when her father felt like he had a virus he couldn’t shake. Doctors said he had cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart muscle can...

    • Posted July 6, 2022
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