All posts by LadyLively

  • Nearly 8 in 10 School, Child Care Staff Have Gotten at Least 1 Dose of COVID Vaccine: CDC

    In findings that bode well for the full reopening of schools across America, a new government survey shows that nearly 80 percent of school employees and child care workers have received at least one dose of a...

    • Posted April 7, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: April 7, 2021

    Double Mutant Coronavirus Variant Detected in U.S. for First Time A “double mutant” variant of the coronavirus has been detected in San Francisco, making it the first time the variant has been spotted in the United States....

    • Posted April 7, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: April 7, 2021

    Double Mutant Coronavirus Variant Detected in U.S. for First Time A “double mutant” variant of the coronavirus has been detected in San Francisco, making it the first time the variant has been spotted in the United States....

    • Posted April 7, 2021
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  • A Few People With COVID Went a Crowded Bar: Here’s What Happened

    COVID-19 is so contagious that even a single breach of social distancing measures can have far-reaching consequences. A case in point: An explosion of new COVID-19 cases traced to five people who joined in on a bar’s...

    • Posted April 7, 2021
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  • 1 in 3 COVID Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Issues Months Later

    Doctors are seeing such cases around the world: About a third of COVID-19 patients go on to develop “long-haul” neurological or psychiatric conditions months after being infected, new research shows. The findings suggest a link between COVID-19...

    • Posted April 7, 2021
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  • More Biodiversity, Better Mental Health?

    It probably won’t show up on any real estate listing, but making your home in a place with many different kinds of birds and plants may be good for you. That’s the upshot of a German study...

    • Posted April 7, 2021
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  • Regret That One-Night Stand? It Probably Won’t Stop Another, Study Shows

    You might think regret has an upside — to help you avoid repeating a mistake — but new research shows it’s just not so, especially when it comes to casual sex. Researchers from the Norwegian University of...

    • Posted April 7, 2021
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  • Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll

    Americans’ trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, an opinion poll finds. Researchers polled more than 2,000 Americans in May 2020 and questioned most again five months later....

    • Posted April 7, 2021
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  • Buying Your Own Health Insurance Just Got Way Less Expensive

    Tens of millions of Americans will find it substantially more affordable to buy their own health insurance starting this month, thanks to generous financial help included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) signed by President Joe...

    • Posted April 6, 2021
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  • Why Are ER Wait Times Getting Longer for Kids in Mental Health Crisis?

    U.S. children commonly wait hours in the emergency room for help with a mental health crisis — a problem that has worsened over time, a new study finds. Researchers found that between 2005 and 2015, prolonged ER...

    • Posted April 6, 2021
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