All posts by LadyLively

  • States Start to Loosen Restrictions as U.S. COVID Cases Level Off

    Some states have started to ease tight social distancing restrictions as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations begin to plateau across the United States. Still, the emergence of more infectious coronavirus variants in this country has prompted many officials...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 28, 2021

    Millions of Pandemic Preparedness Dollars Misspent: Report Millions of dollars meant for pandemic preparedness and vaccine research were used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for unrelated activities such as removing office furniture, administrative...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Very Smart Dogs Learn Words Quickly, Study Shows

    Think your dog is smart? New research suggests one way to find out. Most dogs can’t learn words without extensive training, but a few with exceptional abilities learn words without any formal training, researchers report. They learn...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Early Promise for Therapy Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

    An experimental gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy shows promise, a small study suggests. The severe form of muscular dystrophy — which affects about one in 3,500 males born each year in the United States — causes...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Vitamin D: Good for Your Health, It Might Even Fight COVID-19

    Vitamin D is an essential nutrient, and recent research has suggested it may also help guard against severe COVID-19. But how much is enough, and how hard is it to get the right amount of vitamin D?...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Helped Find Cases of Undiagnosed HIV

    In another sign that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been good for Americans’ health, a new study finds that a large number of undiagnosed HIV cases in the United States came to light after Medicaid’s expansion...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Legacy of Racist Neighborhood ‘Redlining’: Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today

    A racist mortgage appraisal practice used in the United States decades ago has resulted in less green space in some urban neighborhoods today, researchers say. Those so-called “redlined” neighborhoods have higher rates of air and noise pollution,...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Afternoon Naps May Boost Brain Power

    Regular afternoon naps appear to increase verbal fluency and working memory

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • New Coronavirus Variants Spreading Across U.S., White House Experts Say

    New and more infectious coronavirus variants are beginning to appear in the United States, but all have remained vulnerable to the two vaccines now being distributed to Americans, the White House COVID-19 Response Team said Wednesday. There...

    • Posted January 27, 2021
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  • Retired Doctors, Nurses Will Be Approved to Give COVID Vaccine, White House Says

    WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Retired doctors and nurses are being called to the front lines of the U.S. coronavirus vaccination effort, the White House COVID-19 Response team announced Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Health...

    • Posted January 27, 2021
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