All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: Oct. 18, 2021

    How 1.3 million Americans ended up in conservatorships. Britney Spears’ long struggle to release herself from a conservatorship has shed light on a legal construct that’s meant to help people incapacitated with illness, but is too often...

    • Posted October 18, 2021
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  • How 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships

    Pop singer Britney Spears was at the height of her fame in 2008 when, through a series of arcane legal maneuverings, her father gained conservatorship over her and took control of her personal and financial affairs. Spears’...

    • Posted October 18, 2021
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  • Bill Clinton Discharged From Hospital After Recovery From Sepsis

    Former President Bill Clinton was released from a California hospital on Sunday after being treated for sepsis. Clinton, 75, was admitted for care at the University of California Irvine Medical Center, in Orange, last Tuesday after developing...

    • Posted October 18, 2021
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  • Pandemic Grief Can Come Between Mothers and Their Newborns

    Among the many negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may be damage to the bond between mothers and their infants, researchers say. Women who experienced grief and depression due to pandemic-related losses may find it more difficult...

    • Posted October 18, 2021
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  • Mix n’ Match COVID Vaccine Strategy Works Well: Study

    Mixing and matching different types of COVID-19 vaccines is highly effective, new research shows. The study found that protection against infection was stronger in people who received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and a second...

    • Posted October 18, 2021
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  • Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients’ Lives

    Persistent depression can significantly shorten lung cancer survival — even if patients receive the latest cancer treatments, new research shows. “We need to help these patients, not only at diagnosis, but throughout treatment to take depressive symptoms...

    • Posted October 18, 2021
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  • Long Bouts of Space Travel May Harm Astronauts’ Brains

    Prolonged stays in space appear to damage astronauts’ brains, a small, new study suggests. The researchers studied five Russian cosmonauts, mean age 49, who stayed on the International Space Station (ISS) for an average of 5.5 months....

    • Posted October 18, 2021
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  • Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects

    Women who were born with heart defects may get some reassurance from a new study that finds they face no heightened risk to health during a pregnancy and delivery. According to the researchers, doctors may often advise...

    • Posted October 18, 2021
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  • RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know

    Watch closely if your kids appear to have a common cold this fall or winter. It could instead be respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, and that makes it more likely to progress to a serious lower...

    • Posted October 17, 2021
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  • Bill Clinton Expected to Be Discharged From Hospital on Sunday

    A spokesperson for former President Bill Clinton said late Saturday that the 75-year-old will be discharged from a California hospital on Sunday, CNN reported. Clinton was hospitalized at the University of California Irvine Medical Center, in Orange,...

    • Posted October 17, 2021
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