All posts by LadyLively

  • Major Study Casts Doubt on Routine Use of Stents, Bypass

    Folks with clogged arteries do as well with medication and lifestyle changes as they do after undergoing invasive procedures to reopen their blood vessels, a major new clinical trial reports. Bypass surgery, balloon angioplasty and stenting are...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 163,000; Death Count Set to Surpass China’s Total

    (HealthDay News) — As U.S. coronavirus cases surged past 163,000 on Tuesday, Americans were told they may soon get a look at the statistical disease models that public officials have been using to urge more than 250...

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

    Eilish, Carey, Other Stars Perform From Home in Coronavirus Benefit Concert U.S. Army Opens Field Hospital in New York City 66 Coronavirus Cases in Maryland Nursing Home Researchers Find Way to Clean N95 Masks for Re-Use

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study

    Once infected with the new coronavirus, a 20-something has about a 1% chance of illness so severe it requires hospitalization, and that risk rises to more than 8% for people in their 50s and to nearly 19%...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers

    As hospitals give more and more COVID-19 patients albuterol to help them breathe, people with asthma may have a hard time getting an inhaler. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) said some areas of...

    • Posted March 31, 2020
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  • A Parent’s Guide to Fighting Coronavirus Stress

    Stressed-out parents should reach out to others for support during the coronavirus pandemic, child health experts say. As the number of coronavirus cases rise and families spend long periods in isolation, parents face unique financial and emotional...

    • Posted March 30, 2020
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  • Do Gene Mutations Explain COVID-19 Cases in the Young?

    Genetic mutations that put some younger people at high risk for severe illness from the new coronavirus will be investigated in an international study. Plans call for enrolling 500 patients worldwide who are under age 50, have...

    • Posted March 30, 2020
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  • Common Heart Drugs’ Risk With COVID-19 Unproven, Experts Say

    Could a blood pressure or diabetes medicine make COVID-19 more severe? A proposed new theory says the coronavirus could be binding to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors in the lower respiratory tracts. Commonly used drugs ACE...

    • Posted March 30, 2020
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  • Trump Extends Social Distancing to April 30 as COVID-19 Cases Surge

    (HealthDay News) — As U.S. coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise, President Donald Trump on Sunday backed down on plans to re-open the country by Easter instead extending strict social distancing guidelines for the country to...

    • Posted March 30, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: March 30, 2020

    66 Coronavirus Cases in Maryland Nursing Home Researchers Find Way to Clean N95 Masks for Re-Use

    • Posted March 30, 2020
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