All posts by LadyLively

  • Face Masks Making Things Tough for the Deaf

    As the debate over face masks continues, few may realize how the coverings make it hard for the 48 million Americans with hearing loss to communicate with others. Masks can muffle sound, making it more difficult to...

    • Posted July 21, 2020
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  • Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine

    Scientists who have identified the early smallpox strains used to create vaccines against the disease say this type of genetic research could help efforts to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus. Smallpox was among the most...

    • Posted July 21, 2020
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  • Congress Begins Talks on Coronavirus Aid Package as Cases Pass 3.8 million

    With U.S. coronavirus cases surging past 3.8 million on Tuesday, Congress is negotiating yet another pandemic relief package for cash-strapped Americans. The package is likely to include a payroll tax cut, along with funding that would be...

    • Posted July 21, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: July 21, 2020

    Trump to Resume Daily Pandemic Briefings Medical Screening Required for Passengers to Fly Without Mask: Delta FDA Sends Warning Letters to 10 Companies for Illegal Sales of Vape Products Older Children Spread New Coronavirus as Easily as Adults: Study Pooled Sampling...

    • Posted July 21, 2020
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  • Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Factors

    Ten risk factors may affect your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new Chinese study suggests. Focusing on these factors could help doctors develop guidelines for preventing Alzheimer’s, researchers say. The risk factors include mental activity, obesity...

    • Posted July 21, 2020
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  • U.S. Air Quality Got Better During Pandemic: Study

    U.S. air quality improved after businesses closed to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus, researchers say. For their new study, they compared air pollution data for 122 U.S. counties between March 13 and April 21, to...

    • Posted July 20, 2020
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  • Colon Cancer Tests by Mail Might Boost Screening

    Want to boost colon cancer screening rates? Mail testing kits to patients’ homes, a new study says. Colon cancer is easily diagnosed by routine screening, such as colonoscopies and at-home stool testing. But despite recommendations that adults...

    • Posted July 20, 2020
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  • Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids

    When healthy kids have surgery, serious complications are uncommon. But even in that low-risk scenario, Black children fare worse, a new study finds. Looking at more than 172,000 U.S. children who had inpatient surgery, researchers found that...

    • Posted July 20, 2020
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  • When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back

    Nurse case manager Sharon Tapp recalls laying in a Bethesda, Md., hospital bed, feverishly ill from COVID-19, asking for a bedpan. Then, in what seemed to be the very next moment, she found herself in another bed...

    • Posted July 20, 2020
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  • U.S. Coronavirus Case Counts Continue to Break Records, Pooled Testing Approved

    As yet another record for the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases in the United States was broken on Sunday, federal health officials prepared to start pooled testing for COVID-19. The strategy could speed results, stretch lab...

    • Posted July 20, 2020
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