All posts by LadyLively

  • Pfizer Says Omicron-Specific Vaccine Ready by March

    Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday that a COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron variant will be ready by March. The company has already started making the new version of the vaccine, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC‘s...

    • Posted January 11, 2022
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  • Later School Start Times Boost Parents’ Health, Too

    For several years, a leading U.S. pediatricians’ group has called for middle and high schools to start later in the morning, to help these young people get the right amount of sleep. Now, new research suggests that...

    • Posted January 11, 2022
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  • ‘Secondhand Vaping’ May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?

    Secondhand vapor from electronic cigarettes is harmful to others, causing bronchitis symptoms and shortness of breath in young bystanders, a new study reports. Secondhand exposure to vapor increased teens’ risk of bronchitis symptoms by 40% and shortness...

    • Posted January 11, 2022
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  • Red Cross Says U.S. Blood Supply at Dangerously Low Level

    There’s an urgent need for blood donations as the United States’ blood supply drops to one of its lowest levels in over a decade, the America Red Cross said Tuesday. In the past few weeks, blood centers...

    • Posted January 11, 2022
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  • Americans Should Avoid Travel to Canada: CDC

    Americans should avoid travel to Canada due to “very high” levels of COVID-19 cases in that country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. The agency placed Canada under a Level 4 travel health...

    • Posted January 11, 2022
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  • Kids’ Behavior Worsened With Remote Learning: Study

    Parents, brace yourselves. As the Omicron variant surges and U.S. schools deal with a substitute teacher shortage and related pandemic fallout, don’t be surprised if a return to remote or hybrid learning leads your kids to act...

    • Posted January 11, 2022
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  • AHA News: Pregnant Women Living Under Negative Social Conditions May Face Higher Heart Disease Risk

    TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Pregnant women in the U.S. who face adverse social conditions where they live, work, learn and play are at higher risk for poor heart health, a new study...

    • Posted January 11, 2022
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  • In Breakthrough Transplant, Man Receives Genetically Modified Pig Heart

    In a medical first, doctors from the University of Maryland have implanted the heart of a genetically modified pig in a 57-year-old man facing the final stages of heart disease. The surgical feat, known as xenotransplantation, opens...

    • Posted January 11, 2022
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  • U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Pass Last Winter’s Peak

    The United States has passed another grim milestone in the pandemic as the Omicron variant races across the country: COVID hospitalizations have now eclipsed a previous peak, which was seen last January. There were 142,388 people hospitalized...

    • Posted January 11, 2022
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  • More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study

    Swapping out the butter or other artery-clogging fats in your diet for heart-healthy olive oil may add years to your life, researchers say. Folks who consume more than 1/2 a tablespoon of olive oil a day are...

    • Posted January 11, 2022
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