All posts by LadyLively

  • Mask Mandates Worked in Schools Last Fall, CDC Study Finds

    School mask mandates helped protect students and staff last fall as the Delta variant spread, a new government report shows. Ironically, the finding arrived just as many U.S. school districts have dropped masking rules. In the study...

    • Posted March 9, 2022
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  • Upcoming Surgery Worry You? Poll Says You’re Not Alone

    Many older Americans have concerns about elective surgery beforehand, but most who go through with it are satisfied with the outcome, a new survey finds. Elective surgery includes many operations for conditions that are not immediately life-threatening,...

    • Posted March 9, 2022
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  • Heaters, Pools, Bed Rails: Household Dangers Can Kill Seniors

    A new report delivers a troubling statistic: Seven in 10 consumer product-related deaths occur among those over 65, even though these people only account for 16% of the U.S. population. Each year, consumer products are linked to...

    • Posted March 9, 2022
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  • Some Americans Gained Better Habits During Pandemic, Poll Finds

    About one-quarter of Americans say they made positive changes to their daily habits during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new poll shows. As U.S. states ended masking mandates and infection numbers dropped this year, most (64%) respondents said...

    • Posted March 9, 2022
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  • Heart Risks Double for People With Bipolar, Schizophrenia

    People with serious mental illness have up to double the risk of heart disease, and should have their heart health monitored from a young age, a new study finds. Specifically, those mental health issues are bipolar disorder,...

    • Posted March 9, 2022
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  • In Reversal, WHO Now Supports COVID Boosters

    Booster doses of COVID vaccines are needed as the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to spread worldwide, a World Health Organization expert group said Tuesday. The group’s statement that it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to...

    • Posted March 8, 2022
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  • More Evidence That Education May Protect Against Dementia

    Not everyone who becomes forgetful as they age develops dementia, and a new study suggests that those with college degrees and advanced language skills are likely to get better. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an early stage...

    • Posted March 8, 2022
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  • Good End-of-Life Care Out of Reach for Many Black Nursing Home Residents

    Palliative care can be a godsend in the final days of one’s life, but new research shows that Black and Hispanic nursing home residents are far less likely to receive it than their white peers are. Overall,...

    • Posted March 8, 2022
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  • More Hurricanes Mean Rising Death Toll for Americans

    From drowning to being struck by flying debris, the immediate dangers of hurricanes are well known, but these events also boost your risk of dying from a host of hidden diseases and conditions that occur in the...

    • Posted March 8, 2022
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  • Half of Americans Live With Legacy of Childhood Lead Poisoning

    If you were born before 1996, there’s a good chance you were exposed to high levels of lead as a kid, and new research suggests this may have harmed your IQ and boosted your chances of lead-related...

    • Posted March 8, 2022
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