All posts by LadyLively

  • COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Falling Faster Among Black Americans Than Whites

    While it appears that Black Americans were more hesitant than white Americans to roll up their sleeves when the COVID-19 vaccines launched last year, that unwillingness has lessened. Following 1,200 U.S. adults through much of the pandemic,...

    • Posted January 24, 2022
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  • COVID Can Affect Brains of Hospitalized Kids

    The coronavirus can leave more than 40% of children hospitalized for COVID-19 with headaches and other lingering neurological symptoms, a new study claims. And the kids who developed these headaches or experienced an altered mental status known...

    • Posted January 24, 2022
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  • Brain Implant for Adults With Epilepsy Can Help Kids, Too

    A brain implant that helps control severe epilepsy in adults may do the same for children who suffer from unrelenting seizures, new research suggests. The study is one of the first to examine the responsive neurostimulation (RNS)...

    • Posted January 24, 2022
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  • Worries May Raise Men’s Heart Risks, Even When Young

    Worrying can take a toll on your psyche, but new research suggests that when middle-aged men fret too much, they face a higher risk for developing diabetes, heart disease or stroke down the road. And this increase...

    • Posted January 24, 2022
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  • Depression Might Predispose You to Believe COVID Vaccine Lies

    Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines abounds, and people with depression are more likely than others to fall for it, a new study finds. “One of the notable things about depression is that it can cause people to see...

    • Posted January 24, 2022
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  • AHA News: Faith-Based Nonprofit Gives Teen Moms a Path to Diplomas and Jobs

    MONDAY, Jan. 24, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — At age 16, Barbara Palmer became a single mom. Suddenly, she felt trapped in a community where she had felt so free. As the middle-class daughter of two...

    • Posted January 24, 2022
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  • Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections

    Injection medications can save the vision of older people with macular degeneration, but the ongoing regimen is taxing. Now a preliminary study raises the possibility that some patients can safely be “weaned off” the treatment. Researchers found...

    • Posted January 24, 2022
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  • FDA May Limit Use of Two COVID Antibody Treatments

    MONDAY, Jan. 24, 2022 (healthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may soon curtail the use of two monoclonal antibody treatments that do not appear to work against the highly contagious Omicron variant. The treatments...

    • Posted January 24, 2022
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  • Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student’s Fentanyl Death

    Schools should stock the opioid overdose antidote naloxone and train staff and students how to respond to an overdose, experts say after the apparent fentanyl overdose death of seventh grader at a school in Hartford, Conn. “Naloxone...

    • Posted January 24, 2022
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  • Are Pins or a Cast Better for a Broken Wrist?

    A cast is as good as metal pins for treating a broken wrist, researchers report. A broken wrist in which bone fragments move out of their normal alignment is called a displaced wrist fracture. After the bones...

    • Posted January 24, 2022
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