All posts by LadyLively

  • Vision Problems? Here’s a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You

    If you’re having eye problems, you may not know which type of specialist to consult. Here’s some help from experts who explain the roles of an optometrist, ophthalmologist, pediatric ophthalmologist, orthoptist and optician. Optometrists provide comprehensive eye...

    • Posted January 17, 2021
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  • Biden Outlines ‘Bold’ National Vaccine Effort

    President-elect Joe Biden described an ambitious national vaccination plan on Friday that will deliver coronavirus vaccines to far more people and invoke a wartime law to boost vaccine production. In a speech in Delaware, Biden told Americans...

    • Posted January 16, 2021
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  • COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year

    The COVID-19 pandemic significantly shortened life expectancy in the United States, especially among Black people and Hispanics, a new study says. With more than 336,000 COVID-19 deaths nationwide last year, researchers decided to examine the pandemic’s impact...

    • Posted January 15, 2021
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  • Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?

    If you’re trying to decide whether to have your child tested for COVID-19, talk with your pediatrician, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests. Children and teens with COVID-19 symptoms should be tested immediately. This is especially...

    • Posted January 15, 2021
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  • AHA News: What Heart and Stroke Patients Should Know About COVID-19 Vaccines

    FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes. “People with all kinds of cardiovascular risk factors...

    • Posted January 15, 2021
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  • New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue

    An inhaled medication might make every day physical activity a bit easier for patients with serious scarring of the lungs, a new clinical trial finds. The study, published online Jan. 13 in the New England Journal of...

    • Posted January 15, 2021
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  • Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus ‘Rescue’ Plan

    President-elect Joe Biden proposed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus “rescue” plan on Thursday that would pump $400 billion directly into efforts to fight the pandemic, with the rest focused on economic relief and state and local aid. “”I...

    • Posted January 15, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 15, 2021

    Previous Coronavirus Infection May Confer Immunity for at Least 5 Months Immunity against the new coronavirus can last for at least five months in most people who’ve been infected, British researchers report. The Public Health England team...

    • Posted January 15, 2021
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  • Pharmacy Chains Ready to Supply COVID-19 Vaccines to Americans

    Now that federal guidelines have expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include people over 65 and those of all ages with underlying health conditions, drug stores say they are ready, willing and able to start giving the shots....

    • Posted January 15, 2021
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  • 3 Steps Could Nearly Eliminate COVID Infections on College Campuses: Study

    A combination of mask use, social distancing and routine testing would eliminate nearly all COVID-19 infections on U.S. college campuses, a new study claims. Using a computer model that simulated a semester of a mid-sized college (5,000...

    • Posted January 15, 2021
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