All posts by LadyLively

  • Fat Injections Might Ease Pain of Plantar Fasciitis

    Belly fat is usually unwelcome, but new research suggests it may actually be good for something: relief from foot pain. A small pilot study suggests that an injection of a patient’s own fat cells can help ease...

    • Posted January 26, 2022
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  • AHA News: Statistics Report Offers Snapshot of the Nation’s Brain Health – And a Guide to Protecting It

    WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, are closely connected to heart health. They are affected by everyday actions and rank among the nation’s leading...

    • Posted January 26, 2022
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  • Omicron Batters Already Strained U.S. Hospitals

    U.S. hospitals continue to reel from the pressure posed by the ongoing pandemic, facing critical workforce shortages and rising labor costs that amount to a “national emergency,” hospital executives say. Nearly 1,400 hospitals — 31% of the...

    • Posted January 26, 2022
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  • Biden Administration Withdraws Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

    The Biden Administration on Tuesday withdrew an emergency COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate for workers at large companies following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling against the requirement. The mandate, which required businesses with 100 or more staff to...

    • Posted January 26, 2022
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  • Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After

    People hospitalized for COVID-19 are not necessarily out of the woods once they’re discharged: Many land in the hospital again in the months afterward, a large U.K. study finds. The researchers found that in the 10 months...

    • Posted January 26, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 26, 2022

    Omicron batters already strained U.S. hospitals. Facilities continue to reel from the pressures of the pandemic, facing critical workforce shortages and rising labor costs that amount to a “national emergency,” hospital executives say. Read more COVID dangers...

    • Posted January 26, 2022
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  • More Than 1 Million U.S. Kids Diagnosed With COVID in Single Week

    More than 1.1 million American kids were diagnosed with COVID-19 during the week ending Jan. 20, new data show. That’s 17% higher than the 981,000 cases diagnosed the week before and double the number from two weeks...

    • Posted January 26, 2022
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  • More Proof That COVID Vaccines Won’t Harm Fertility

    COVID-19 vaccines don’t affect the outcomes of in-vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a new study. It’s more evidence that the shots won’t harm fertility, researchers said. The results “will give people comfort to know that the COVID-19...

    • Posted January 26, 2022
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  • Many People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll

    Although they report difficulty breathing and discomfort while wearing a face mask, most people with asthma still use them in public places during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds. University of Illinois Chicago researchers conducted an...

    • Posted January 26, 2022
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  • COVID Infection Unlikely From Hospital Surfaces: Study

    Remember when everyone was disinfecting their groceries at the start of the pandemic, fearful that the new coronavirus could be spread simply by touching a surface on which the virus had landed? New research confirms that much...

    • Posted January 26, 2022
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