All posts by LadyLively

  • Flu Vaccine May Not Protect Against Main Flu Strain: Study

    FRIDAY, Dec. 17, 2021This season’s flu vaccine may do little to prevent infection with the main circulating virus strain because the strain has changed since the vaccine was developed, a new study suggests. However, the vaccine is...

    • Posted December 17, 2021
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  • FDA Allows Abortion Pill to Stay Available by Mail

    Access to abortion pills by mail was made permanent by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. Patients will be able to have a telemedicine appointment with a provider who can prescribe the pills and send...

    • Posted December 17, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Dec. 17, 2021

    Masking up again? Here’s what works best. New research finds that when it comes to keeping the COVID-19 virus to yourself, a tight fit matters. So, too, do the materials used, experts say. Read more U.S. makes...

    • Posted December 17, 2021
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  • Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not

    Recovery from heart surgery can bring some pain. But a new study suggests patients don’t need potentially addictive prescription opioids to control that post-op discomfort. “This study shows that discharge without opioid pain medicine after cardiac surgery...

    • Posted December 17, 2021
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  • Bladder Trouble Worsens With Age for Women, Study Confirms

    FRIDAY, Dec. 17 2021A new study confirms what many older women already know: Bladder problems in women worsen with age. The researchers found that postmenopausal women between 45 and 54 years of age are more likely to...

    • Posted December 17, 2021
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  • In Global Study, Tougher Mask Laws Linked to Fewer COVID Deaths

    Mask mandates work, according to a large international study that linked the laws with a reduction in COVID-19 deaths. The study included 44 countries with a combined population of nearly 1 billion. Over time, researchers found, the...

    • Posted December 17, 2021
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  • U.S. Army COVID-19 Vaccination Rate Nears 98%

    Nearly 98% of the U.S. Army’s active duty force had received at least one coronavirus vaccine dose as of Wednesday’s deadline for mandatory vaccination, officials said Thursday. However, more than 3,800 soldiers have refused to get a...

    • Posted December 16, 2021
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  • Deadly ‘Black Fungus’ Disease Spotted in Americans With COVID-19

    It’s a phenomenon first identified in India earlier this year: Patients who have or are recovering from COVID-19 who then contract a sometimes deadly fungal infection known as mucormycosis — also known as “black fungus.” Now, the...

    • Posted December 16, 2021
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  • Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm

    Many people turn to marijuana or cannabidiol to ease their achy joints and help them sleep, but a new study suggests that could wreak havoc with any other medications they’re taking. Why? Because the body uses the...

    • Posted December 16, 2021
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  • NFL Players Face 4 Times the Odds of ALS

    NFL players are four times more likely to die of Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) than other people, new research finds, adding to known links between football-related head injuries and brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and chronic traumatic...

    • Posted December 16, 2021
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