All posts by LadyLively

  • Global Coronavirus Cases Pass 10 Million as U.S. Struggles With Surge in Infections

    As the worldwide coronavirus case count passed 10 million and the death toll topped 500,000 on Sunday, 36 U.S. states continued to struggle with alarming spikes in COVID-19 infections. Experts cautioned that Florida could become the next...

    • Posted June 29, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: June 29, 2020

    U.S. Coronavirus Rates Much Higher Than Reported: CDC Bars in Seven California Counties Ordered to Close Miami-Dade County Closes Beaches Over July 4th Weekend

    • Posted June 29, 2020
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  • Affection, at Least for Women, May Be Rooted in Genes

    Genetics play a major role in how affectionate women are, but the same does not hold true for men, new research shows. “When we measure people’s tendency to be affectionate and to receive affection from other people,...

    • Posted June 28, 2020
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  • An Expert’s Guide to Keeping Bad Dreams at Bay

    If you’re having nightmares during these stressful times, rest easy: A sleep expert says it’s to be expected. “Your experiences and interactions during the day can affect your dreams, and right now many of us are spending...

    • Posted June 27, 2020
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  • Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study

    Huge declines in patient visits during the coronavirus pandemic have slashed U.S. primary care doctors’ revenues, a new study finds. As a result of decreases in office visits and fees for services from March to May during...

    • Posted June 26, 2020
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  • Need Better Sleep? Get a Partner

    Happy couples apparently make good bedfellows. New research says that when happy couples sleep together, they tend to have more — and less disrupted — rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. The REM phase of sleep is when...

    • Posted June 26, 2020
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  • U.S. Has 2nd Day of Record Rise in New Coronavirus Cases; Young People Fueling Trend

    As the United States reported yet another record-breaking number of new coronavirus cases on Thursday, public health officials warned that younger Americans now account for an ever-growing percentage of infections. In Arizona, where drive-up testing sites were...

    • Posted June 26, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: June 26, 2020

    Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Affordable Care Act Black Americans Much More Likely Than Whites to Know Someone Who's Died of COVID-19 20 Million Americans May Have Been Infected With New Coronavirus: CDC People of Color Exempt From...

    • Posted June 26, 2020
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  • Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows

    Patients with severe COVID-19 may be at risk for a variety of brain complications — from stroke to psychosis, new research suggests. “There have been growing reports of an association between COVID-19 infection and possible neurological or...

    • Posted June 26, 2020
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  • Promising Results Mean Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Could Start by August

    Animal studies of a potential COVID-19 vaccine have been so encouraging that researchers plan to speed up testing of the vaccine in humans. Initially, the next phase of the trial was expected to begin in September, but...

    • Posted June 26, 2020
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