All posts by LadyLively

  • 200 Million Americans Are Now Fully Vaccinated as COVID Cases Spike

    The United States reached a vaccine milestone Wednesday as health officials reported that 200 million Americans are now fully vaccinated. However, that news came as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are spiking again in some parts of the...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
    • 16
  • Coronavirus Takes Aim at Fat Cells, Study Shows

    The coronavirus appears to target both fat cells and certain immune cells within body fat, which may explain why overweight and obese people are more likely to develop severe COVID-19, researchers report. When the virus gets into...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
    • 7
  • Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks

    New research on hysterectomies among women who don’t have cancer determined there is an age at which it is safer to also remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes and an age at which it isn’t. Canadian scientists...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
    • 13
  • Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain

    The smoke from wildfires is dangerous for your lungs, but tiny particles from the smoke can also enter your brain and cause lifelong neurological issues, a new animal study suggests. Once that happens, the particles may put...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
    • 5
  • Exercise May Be a Buffer Against Pneumonia

    Regular physical activity has all sorts of benefits, and now researchers say it may help ward off serious pneumonia. Until now, it wasn’t clear how exercise affected the risk of pneumonia, an infection of the lung tissue...

    • Posted December 9, 2021
    • 9
  • Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key

    Public health experts have long recommended getting a seasonal flu shot, but a new study suggests there’s hesitancy about that vaccine, too. Physicians and pharmacists can play a key role in flu shot uptake, the research shows....

    • Posted December 9, 2021
    • 10
  • Smog Could Reduce Exercise’s Benefit to Your Brain

    Dirty air could cancel out some of the brain benefits of exercise, a new study suggests. “Physical activity is associated with improved markers of brain health in areas with lower air pollution,” said study author Melissa Furlong....

    • Posted December 9, 2021
    • 2
  • COVID Booster Cuts Death Rate by 90%, Israeli Study Finds

    Booster doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine set recipients up to effectively withstand the ravages of both the Delta and Omicron variants, a group of new studies suggest. Boosted folks are 90% less likely to die from a...

    • Posted December 8, 2021
    • 7
  • Could Cochlear Implants Cause Harm to Hearing Over Time?

    People who get cochlear implants to treat severe hearing loss may develop new bone growth in the ear — and it may lessen any hearing they have left, a new study hints. The researchers found that among...

    • Posted December 8, 2021
    • 4
  • AHA News: Life Experiences, Outlook Influence How People Are Harmed – Or Helped – By Pandemic Stress

    WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down New York City in March 2020, Jose Montanez, like millions of others in the service industry, lost his source of income. A...

    • Posted December 8, 2021
    • 13