All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: Oct. 21, 2020

    COVID-Related Deaths Hit 300,000: CDC Scientists to Infect Volunteers With Coronavirus in Challenge Trial No COVID Vaccines in California Without State Approval

    • Posted October 21, 2020
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  • Brain Hemorrhage Won’t Stop This Teen From Voting

    One thing most people can agree on, even in these divided times, is the importance of voting. And 19-year-old Aboubakar Konate from New York City is no exception. Despite a brain hemorrhage that left him partially paralyzed...

    • Posted October 20, 2020
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  • Curbing COVID Brought Unexpected Benefit for Asthma Patients

    Measures enacted to slow the spread of the new coronavirus also appeared to reduce hospitalizations for asthma, a new study finds. Researchers compared weekly data on hospitalizations at 272 hospitals in Japan in the first five months...

    • Posted October 20, 2020
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  • 1 in 3 Americans With Arthritis Say Pain, Symptoms Persist

    About 30 million U.S. adults live with osteoarthritis and the pain and stiffness it causes, a new survey finds. And nearly one-third of these people said their symptoms are not well-managed, according to the Arthritis Foundation survey...

    • Posted October 20, 2020
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  • CDC Recommends Face Masks in All Public Transportation Settings

    TUESDAY, Oct. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Seeking to slow the spread of coronavirus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Monday that face masks be worn by everyone in all public transportation settings....

    • Posted October 20, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 20, 2020

    Scientists to Infect Volunteers With Coronavirus in Challenge Trial No COVID Vaccines in California Without State Approval Secret New Organs in the Center of Your Head? Trump's Promised Prescription Drug Card Program Stalled

    • Posted October 20, 2020
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  • Big Babies May Face Higher Lifelong A-Fib Risk

    Parents are usually pleased when their newborn seems big and strong, but new research suggests that large babies may be at higher risk for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation later in life. Atrial fibrillation (a-fib) is...

    • Posted October 19, 2020
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  • Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases

    A recently approved rheumatoid arthritis medication appears to be an effective second-line therapy when biologic treatments start to fail, a new clinical trial reports. Arthritis sufferers treated with upadacitinib had a significantly greater reduction in their symptoms...

    • Posted October 19, 2020
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  • Reopened Schools in New York City Not Seeing COVID Case Spikes

    Three weeks after becoming the first big urban area to reopen public schools since the pandemic began, New York City is not seeing a feared surge in cases among students and staff. Instead, health officials are seeing...

    • Posted October 19, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 19, 2020

    Trump's Promised Prescription Drug Card Program Stalled No Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Before Election Remdesivir Doesn't Reduce COVID-19 Patients' Risk of Death: Study

    • Posted October 19, 2020
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