All posts by LadyLively

  • Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics

    Misinformation and medical mistrust are major drivers of vaccine hesitancy among U.S. Hispanics, new research shows. The researchers also found that protecting other family members is an important factor in convincing Hispanics to get vaccinated. The small...

    • Posted October 5, 2021
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  • Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study

    The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has hit minority groups in the United States hard, with significantly more deaths among Black and Hispanic Americans compared with white and Asian Americans, a new study finds. According to the report, these...

    • Posted October 5, 2021
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  • EU Drug Regulator OKs Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots

    Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for people aged 18 and older have been given the green light by the European Medicines Agency. They “may be considered at least six months after the second dose for...

    • Posted October 4, 2021
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  • Pandemic Stress Altered Many Women’s Menstrual Cycles

    From the fear of getting sick to lockdown isolation, the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased stress levels, and for many women, the uptick led to changes in their monthly periods. More than half of respondents to an online...

    • Posted October 4, 2021
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  • Scientists Share Nobel Prize for Discoveries That Changed Pain Research

    Two American researchers have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that could help ease chronic and acute pain. The prize was given jointly on Monday to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian,...

    • Posted October 4, 2021
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  • ‘Personalized’ Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression

    Imagine battling debilitating depression for years, trying everything but finding little or no relief. That’s what Sarah, 36, lived with most of her adult life. “I had exhausted all possible treatment options,” recalled Sarah, who did not...

    • Posted October 4, 2021
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  • AHA News: How You Feel About Your Place on the Social Ladder Can Affect Your Health

    MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — How do you feel about yourself and your place in society? The answer could affect not just your state of mind, but your actual health. “When you ask...

    • Posted October 4, 2021
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  • Powerful New Antivirals for COVID Are Coming

    People newly infected with COVID-19 might soon have access to what essentially is Tamiflu for the novel coronavirus, a breakthrough that experts say would drastically alter the course of the ongoing pandemic. At least three contenders are...

    • Posted October 4, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Oct. 4, 2021

    New, better antivirals against COVID-19 are on the way. On Friday, drug giant Merck announced it would seek FDA emergency use approval for a powerful new antiviral, molnupiravir. At least two more such drugs that target the...

    • Posted October 4, 2021
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  • J&J to Ask FDA to Approve Its COVID Booster Shot

    MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (Healthday News) — Johnson & Johnson plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve emergency use of a booster shot of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine early this week. While the...

    • Posted October 4, 2021
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