All posts by LadyLively

  • Many Americans Don’t See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll

    Many Americans most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic don’t believe that racism is associated with poorer health, a nationwide poll shows. The ongoing poll of more than 4,000 lower- and middle-income Americans focuses on communities of color....

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  • AHA News: Baby Born With Heart Defect Faces More Challenges After Stroke

    THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Kayla Scritchfield had a normal pregnancy and delivered her second daughter, Ava, thinking all was well. About six hours later, Ava looked purple. Medical personnel whisked away the...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout Nears 1 Million Doses Per Day

    One month after the United States began what has become a troubled rollout of a national COVID vaccination campaign, the effort is finally gathering real steam. Close to a million doses — over 951,000, to be more...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: Jan. 14, 2021

    WHO Experts Finally Arrive in Wuhan for COVID Investigation After a long wait for approval from the Chinese government, a World Health Organization team of experts arrived in the city of Wuhan on Thursday to try to...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to ‘Go Flat’ After Mastectomy

    When journalist Catherine Guthrie learned that she would need to have a mastectomy following a breast cancer diagnosis, she was shocked by what seemed like a cursory explanation from her surgeon about what would happen next. That...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • Even 1 Drink a Day May Raise Your Odds for A-Fib

    Moderate drinking is often touted as heart-healthy, but a large new study finds that even one drink a day might raise the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation, or a-fib, is a...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • Smoking Raises Risk for Deadly ‘Bleeding Strokes’

    There’s yet another reason to quit smoking: It increases the risk of deadly bleeding strokes, a new study warns. Researchers focused on a type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), which occurs when a blood vessel on...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients

    Patients with chronic kidney disease who stop using a class of common blood pressure medications may lower their risk for dialysis, but they also raise their odds of cardiovascular disease, a new study finds. The blood pressure...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • First Computer Model of Entire COVID Virus Will Aid Research

    Scientists have created the first computer model of the entire virus that causes COVID-19 and will share it with other researchers trying to find ways to fight the pandemic. “If you can understand how a virus works,...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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  • Climate Change Is Spurring Malnutrition in Kids Worldwide

    Rising temperatures caused by climate change are contributing to low diet quality and malnutrition among young children in many parts of the world, researchers say. Warmer temperatures now equal or exceed the impact of traditional causes of...

    • Posted January 14, 2021
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