All posts by LadyLively

  • Canada to Welcome Fully Vaccinated Americans in August

    Fully vaccinated U.S. travelers will be allowed into Canada as of Aug. 9, Canadian officials announced Monday. Canada’s 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived for people who are residing in the United States and are fully vaccinated...

    • Posted July 20, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: July 20, 2021

    Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Tuesday, July 20: U.S. issues tough travel warning for Britain. As cases of COVID-19 surge among the unvaccinated in the U.K., the CDC and the U.S. State Department each issued...

    • Posted July 20, 2021
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  • White Men’s Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping

    The U.S. medical field is less dominated by white men than it used to be, but there are still few Black and Hispanic doctors, dentists and pharmacists, a new study finds. The study, which looked at trends...

    • Posted July 20, 2021
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  • Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain

    A treatment commonly used to tackle an often painful Achilles tendon condition doesn’t actually work, British researchers warn. At issue is “Achilles tendinopathy,” a degenerative wear-and-tear disease that affects the critical tissue linking calf muscles to the...

    • Posted July 20, 2021
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  • One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement

    Anyone who’s ever undergone knee replacement understands the real and troubling risk of post-op blood clots. Many patients are told take a daily blood thinner pill long after their procedure. But a new study finds that a...

    • Posted July 20, 2021
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  • How Your Kid’s Education Could Make You Healthier

    If you’re a parent, here’s another reason to encourage your kids to get a good education: Children’s educational successes or failures can impact their parent’s physical and mental health, new research suggests. For the study, researchers at...

    • Posted July 20, 2021
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  • Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women

    A noninvasive method of screening for endometrial cancer often fails to detect signs of it in Black women, a new study says. The findings raise questions about the use of transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) to determine the need...

    • Posted July 20, 2021
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  • Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic

    Prescriptions for U.S. children fell by about one-quarter during the COVID-19 pandemic, with prescriptions for antibiotics alone plunging by more than 50%, a new study finds. The findings are a “national picture of prescription drug dispensing to...

    • Posted July 20, 2021
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  • Pediatricians’ Group: All School Kids, Staff Should Continue to Wear Masks

    All U.S. students, teachers and staff should wear masks when in school, regardless of their vaccination status, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said Monday. That guidance runs counter to recommendations released by the U.S. Centers for...

    • Posted July 19, 2021
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  • Coffee Won’t Upset Your Heartbeat. It Might Even Calm It

    For decades, doctors have warned folks suffering from heart rhythm problems to avoid coffee, out of concern that a caffeine jolt might prompt a herky-jerky heartbeat. But a large new study has found that most people can...

    • Posted July 19, 2021
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