All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: Jan. 19, 2021

    Expert Panel Criticizes WHO, China for Pandemic Response China should have done more to fight the coronavirus pandemic in the early stages, according to a panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization. “What is clear...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • Health Care After COVID: Racial Disparities Laid Bare

    Deidre Johnson spends her days leading a center that provides resources to help Black people in her community overcome health disparities and other societal challenges. She understands the impact this can have. As a mother of two...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • If a Nursing Home Resident Gets a COVID Shot, Can Their Families Visit Them Now?

    People in nursing homes have been suffering in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic, with their institutions in constant lockdown to prevent potentially fatal outbreaks. Now that they’re some of the first in line to receive COVID-19 vaccinations,...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • How Divorce Harms Kids, and How to Lessen That Harm

    Kids who see their parents bicker during a separation or divorce are more likely to develop a fear of abandonment, new research warns. And even if a youngster feels close to one or both parents, that fear...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • Do You Socially Distance? Your Income Might Matter

    Do you you keep 6 feet apart from others to help stop coronavirus spread? New research shows that the wealthier you were at the start of the pandemic, the more likely it is you’ll maintain social distance....

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • Doorway Study Reveals How Anorexia Changes ‘Body Awareness’

    A study that examined how people walked through doorways provides new insight into anorexia’s effect on a person’s body image. It’s long been known that people with anorexia overestimate their body size, but this study examined unconscious...

    • Posted January 19, 2021
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  • Kids’ ER Visits for Injuries Rose During Lockdown, While Non-Injury Cases Fell

    When the coronavirus pandemic began, one U.S. children’s hospital saw an increase in trauma cases from recreational and outdoor activities, even as total ER visits dropped by 50%, researchers report. What happened? Their new study suggests that...

    • Posted January 18, 2021
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  • Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won’t Raise Blood Clot Risk: Study

    Most transgender women can safely continue their estrogen treatments during gender-affirming surgery, a new study finds. Estrogen therapy and surgery can increase the risk of blood clots, so experts have suggested that transgender women stop taking the...

    • Posted January 18, 2021
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  • During Lockdowns, Women Took on Most of Burden of Child Care

    Despite being locked down during the pandemic, child care responsibilities often fell on women’s shoulders, a new study shows. “Most people have never undergone anything like this before, where all of a sudden they can’t rely on...

    • Posted January 18, 2021
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  • As More Legal Pot Dispensaries Open, More Young Adults Start Using

    As more states legalize marijuana and more shops begin to sell it, more young adults are using pot and developing drug-use disorders, a new study finds. For the study, researchers looked at young adults in Los Angeles...

    • Posted January 18, 2021
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