All posts by LadyLively

  • Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers

    At the peak of the pandemic in the United States and United Kingdom, frontline health care workers, especially minorities, had much higher risks for COVID-19 than other individuals, a new study finds. Paramedics, who are often the...

    • Posted August 3, 2020
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  • Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure

    High blood pressure is often seen as a condition of old age, but a new study finds that it’s common among young Americans — especially young Black adults. The study, of 18- to 44-year-olds in the United...

    • Posted August 3, 2020
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  • Coronavirus Pandemic Becoming Far More Widespread, Birx Says

    The White House coronavirus task force coordinator warned Americans on Sunday that the pandemic has entered a new stage where infections are far more widespread and face masks are crucial to curbing new COVID-19 cases. “What we...

    • Posted August 3, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 3, 2020

    McDonald's, Target and Gap Say Shoppers Must Wear Masks Salmonella Has FDA Warning Consumers to Avoid Certain Red Onions 1st U.S. Face Transplant Recipient Dies

    • Posted August 3, 2020
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  • After Lockdown, Ease Back Into Exercise

    If you’re getting back to a fitness program or gym after spending months in lockdown, be careful not to hurt yourself, a sports medicine expert urges. “One of the most common reasons people get injured is because...

    • Posted August 2, 2020
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  • Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season

    As Hurricane Isaias moved toward the east coast of Florida on Friday, one expert warns that the coronavirus pandemic could make preparing for an active hurricane season even more challenging. The average hurricane season has about 12...

    • Posted July 31, 2020
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  • Top U.S. Health Officials to Testify in Congress About Pandemic Response

    As the number of U.S. coronavirus cases passed 4.5 million on Thursday, some of America’s top public health officials will return to Congress for another round of questioning on the federal government’s handling of the pandemic. Dr....

    • Posted July 31, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: July 31, 2020

    More Ball Games Postponed After Coronavirus Hits Phillies Staff Former Presidential Candidate Herman Cain Dead From Coronavirus First U.S. Dog With COVID-19 Has Died One-shot J&J COVID Vaccine Works in Monkeys Alzheimer's Brain Scans May Not Be Worth the...

    • Posted July 31, 2020
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  • Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study

    Despite rampant fears that cancer patients are at higher risk of having severe cases of COVID-19, a new study suggests gynecologic cancers do not boost the chances of hospitalization or death. “Our study should be reassuring for...

    • Posted July 30, 2020
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  • 11 States Could Face ICU Doc Shortages as Coronavirus Cases Surge

    As COVID-19 infections surge across the United States, 11 states could find themselves with too few doctors to treat non-COVID patients in intensive care units, a new report finds. Arizona and Texas already have a shortage of...

    • Posted July 30, 2020
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