All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: April 2, 2020

    U.S. Federal Inmates Confined to Cells Due to Coronavirus Seemingly Healthy People Can Spread Coronavirus, Study Confirms Dr. Anthony Fauci Threatened, Receives Security Boost

    • Posted April 2, 2020
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  • Certain Health Conditions Up Risks for Severe COVID-19

    New research suggests that having an underlying health condition might be one of the most significant risk factors for developing a severe case of COVID-19. Scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took a...

    • Posted April 1, 2020
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  • Coronavirus Crisis Could Help Trigger Relapse Among Those Fighting Addiction

    The social distancing and isolation of the coronavirus pandemic may put people struggling with addiction at risk for relapse, an expert says. Feeling stressed, isolated and scared may drive them back to substance abuse, said Dr. Lawrence...

    • Posted April 1, 2020
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  • As Unemployment and COVID-19 Cases Rise, Who Will Pay for Care?

    The coronavirus pandemic is spreading across the United States at the same time that millions have been laid off from their jobs. That raises the obvious question — how will those newly unemployed folks pay for medical...

    • Posted April 1, 2020
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  • U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Could Reach 240,000, Task Force Warns

    (HealthDay News) — The White House coronavirus task force delivered a tough statistic to Americans late Tuesday, warning that the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 could climb to 240,000, even with social distancing policies in place. During...

    • Posted April 1, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: April 1, 2020

    Imported Masks, Other Medical Supplies Arriving in U.S.

    • Posted April 1, 2020
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  • Can AI Predict Who Will Develop Diabetes?

    Artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to identify people who will develop type 2 diabetes, researchers say. For the study, the researchers used machine learning AI to analyze more than 509,000 annual health checkup records of more...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • Being Chained to Your Desk Might Harm Your Thyroid

    Could long hours at the office put you at risk for hypothyroidism? New research suggests it’s possible: Hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid) was more than twice as common in adults who worked 53 to 83 hours a week...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold

    Thousands of elective and semi-elective surgeries — including heart and chest operations — are on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. If your heart or chest surgery has been postponed, Dr. Robbin Cohen and Dr. Elizabeth David...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • Blood Test Could Spot 50 Different Cancers

    A simple blood test for dozens of cancers is in the works. Researchers say their test can detect more than 50 kinds of cancer at early stages and pinpoint their location in the body. “If these findings...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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