All posts by LadyLively

  • Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack

    Young women who suffer a particularly deadly condition after a heart attack are 11% more likely to die from it than men, a new study finds. Not only that, women aged 18 to 55 are less likely...

    • Posted September 29, 2020
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  • Global Death Toll From COVID-19 Passes One Million

    TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (Healthday News) — The global coronavirus pandemic reached a grim new milestone on Tuesday: One million dead. Americans made up more than 200,000 of those deaths, or one in every five, according to...

    • Posted September 29, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Sept. 29, 2020

    Don't Travel for Thanksgiving: CDC U.S. Government to Ship Millions of Rapid COVID Tests This Week Chrissy Teigen Hospitalized For Bleeding During Pregnancy Brain-Eating Amoeba in Tap Water of Lake Jackson, Texas

    • Posted September 29, 2020
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  • How You Can Help Prevent Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic may increase the risk of suicide, so it’s crucial to know the warning signs, a mental health expert says. Suicide is often preventable, because people considering suicide want help, according to...

    • Posted September 26, 2020
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  • ‘Silent’ COVID-19 Produces as Much Virus as in Patients With Symptoms: Study

    People who have COVID-19 but no symptoms have the same amount of virus in their nose and throat as those with symptoms and may play a major role in spreading the disease, a new study reveals. The...

    • Posted September 25, 2020
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  • Immune System Clues to Why COVID Is Easier on Kids

    Kids and adults have different immune system responses to infection with the new coronavirus, which may help explain why severe COVID-19 is more common in adults, researchers report. For their new study, they examined blood and cell...

    • Posted September 25, 2020
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  • Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?

    Over the years electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) — commonly known as “shock therapy” — has gotten a bad rap. But new research out of Italy suggests that reputation may be unwarranted. Investigators found that among bipolar patients who...

    • Posted September 25, 2020
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  • Conspiracy Theories Are Helping Fuel Rejection of Masks, Vaccines

    People who buy into conspiracy theories about COVID-19 may be especially likely to refuse a vaccine when one becomes available, a new study suggests. Researchers said the results are not surprising. But they highlight how mistrust in...

    • Posted September 25, 2020
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  • U.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 7 Million

    FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 (Healthday News) — The U.S. coronavirus death toll passed 7 million on Friday, with California the hardest hit state so far in a pandemic that has crippled the country for more than six...

    • Posted September 25, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Sept. 25, 2020

    Scientists Sequence Genome of Mold That Produced First Penicillin Wood Ear Mushrooms Linked to Salmonella Outbreak Two Health Care Executive Orders Announced by Trump United First U.S. Airline to Offer COVID-19 Testing for Passengers Chinese Company Says its Coronavirus Vaccine Should...

    • Posted September 25, 2020
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