All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Care After COVID: A New Focus on Infectious Diseases

    When New York City was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic last spring in the United States, nearby Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital was treating more than 400 COVID-19 patients at one time, remembers Dr. Aaron Glatt....

    • Posted February 16, 2021
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  • Winter Storm Slows U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout

    A massive winter storm that has crippled much of the United States has also brought much of the country’s coronavirus vaccination campaign to a halt. Clinics have closed and vaccine shipments have been stalled as snow, ice...

    • Posted February 16, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 16, 2021

    Pfizer Vaccine Cuts COVID-19 Symptoms by 90% in Real-World Study In a ‘real-world’ study, COVID-19 symptoms are reduced by more than 90% in people who receive the Pfizer vaccine. Israeli researchers analyzed data on 1.2 million people,...

    • Posted February 16, 2021
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  • More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease

    The toll of America’s obesity epidemic is showing up in younger women, as a new study shows that deaths from heart disease in this unlikely group have increased in the past decade. The likely culprits along with...

    • Posted February 16, 2021
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  • Blacks, Hispanics at Higher Risk of COVID Death in U.S. Nursing Homes

    U.S. nursing homes have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the toll on Black and Hispanic residents has been especially harsh, a new study confirms. Researchers found that COVID-19 death rates were more than three times...

    • Posted February 16, 2021
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  • New Rabies Prevention Treatment Also Works in Kids: Study

    Getting bitten by a dog or wild animal is frightening, especially for kids, but a new study may help relieve some of the worry about catching rabies. The rabies prevention treatment KEDRAB is safe and effective for...

    • Posted February 16, 2021
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  • As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up

    As pot gains in acceptance among adults, teenagers appear to be more tempted to try it, a new study out of California finds. After the state legalized marijuana use for adults in 2016, teens’ use of the...

    • Posted February 16, 2021
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  • Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks

    The coronavirus pandemic has turned many people into clean freaks, but new research suggests that deploying all those extra household disinfectants might be triggering asthma flare-ups. “We became concerned with increased cleaning and disinfecting related to the...

    • Posted February 16, 2021
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  • Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors

    The 2018 wildfire that destroyed 239 square miles in Northern California, including the town of Paradise, left a lasting mental health crisis in its wake. Many residents who survived the so-called Camp Fire are now grappling with...

    • Posted February 16, 2021
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  • Gene Study Probes Origins of Addison’s Disease

    Gene variants associated with a rare autoimmune disorder called Addison’s disease have been pinpointed, according to researchers. “By studying the single largest collection of samples from patients with Addison’s disease, we’ve been able to carry out the...

    • Posted February 16, 2021
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