All posts by LadyLively

  • Racial, Ethnic Gaps in Insurance Put Moms, Babies at Risk: Study

    Though they are at a higher risk of childbirth complications and pregnancy-related death, women who are black, Hispanic or indigenous are less likely than white women to be insured, new research shows. The study revealed that almost...

    • Posted March 20, 2020
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  • New Drug Helps Shrink Inoperable Tumors in Kids

    A new trial confirms that the drug selumetinib shrinks tumors in children suffering from neurofibromatosis type 1. The condition is characterized by changes in skin coloring and the growth of tumors along nerves in the skin, brain...

    • Posted March 20, 2020
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  • AHA News: Coronavirus News on Social Media Stressing You Out? Here’s How to Handle the Anxiety

    FRIDAY, March 20, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Pandemic. Politics. An upending of life at a level that few Americans have ever experienced. And all of it amplified by social media. The ever-shifting news has some...

    • Posted March 20, 2020
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  • When Relatives Get Deported, Hispanic Teens’ Mental Health Tanks

    U.S. immigration policies may put Hispanic teens’ mental and physical health at risk, researchers say. Of 547 U.S.-born Hispanic kids surveyed in Atlanta, one-quarter had a parent, aunt, uncle or other family member who was detained or...

    • Posted March 20, 2020
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  • Global Warming Could Trigger Even More Extreme Weather Than Thought

    Using past weather data to predict climate change-linked increases in extreme weather events may underestimate how often they’ll occur, with potentially serious consequences, a Stanford University study says. It found that predictions based solely on historical records...

    • Posted March 20, 2020
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  • Statins Might Reduce Harms From Breast Cancer Chemo

    Cholesterol-lowering statins are commonly used to help prevent heart disease. Now a new study hints that they could shield women’s hearts from the harms of certain breast cancer drugs. The study focused on women in Canada who’d...

    • Posted March 20, 2020
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  • Music Helps Heal a Damaged Heart

    People often turn to music to boost their mood or relieve stress. And new research suggests there may be science supporting that practice. The study found that listening to 30 minutes of music a day eased chest...

    • Posted March 20, 2020
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  • Calming Your Child’s Coronavirus Fears

    Schools are closing. Sports and other activities have been cancelled. Everything is changing. In the midst of this chaos, how do parents keep kids from stressing too much? “For families, this is truly now hitting home,” said...

    • Posted March 20, 2020
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  • Coronavirus Crisis Should Put Elective Surgeries on Hold, Doctors’ Group Says

    Considering a knee replacement? Plastic surgery? With a pandemic of new coronavirus cases looming, it’s probably time to postpone elective surgery if you can, a surgeons’ group says. In a statement, the American College of Surgeons (ACS)...

    • Posted March 20, 2020
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  • Could COVID-19 Survivors’ Blood Help Save Very Ill Patients?

    As more people recover from COVID-19, that means more people should have antibodies against the virus. And it’s possible that blood donations from those survivors could help protect or treat other people, according to some infectious disease...

    • Posted March 20, 2020
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