All posts by LadyLively

  • More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment

    During the current coronavirus pandemic, U.S. hospitals are seeing fewer people for signs of stroke, a new study finds. Evaluations for stroke have dropped nearly 40%, said researchers who looked at data from more than 850 hospitals...

    • Posted May 14, 2020
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  • Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says

    Sense of smell most often diminishes by the third day of infection with the new coronavirus, and many patients also lose their sense of taste at the same time, a new study finds. The findings may help...

    • Posted May 14, 2020
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  • Studies Show COVID-19 Can Infect and Harm Digestive Organs

    The new coronavirus isn’t just attacking the lungs: New research shows it’s causing harm to the gastrointestinal tract, especially in more advanced cases of COVID-19. A variety of imaging scans performed on hospitalized COVID-19 patients showed bowel...

    • Posted May 14, 2020
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  • Speech Alone May Spread COVID-19, Study Shows

    Small respiratory droplets produced while talking can hang in the air for at least eight minutes and perhaps even longer, researchers report. The finding could explain why new coronavirus infections are more common in nursing homes, cruise...

    • Posted May 14, 2020
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  • U.S. Jobless Numbers Soar While WHO Warns Coronavirus Isn’t Going Away

    (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus crisis has pushed almost 3 million more Americans into the ranks of the unemployed, according to new statistics released Thursday. At the same time, the World Health Organization warned that the new...

    • Posted May 14, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: May 14, 2020

    Coronavirus Test Used By White House May Miss Nearly Half of Infections: Study Wisconsin's Extension of Stay-at-Home Order Overturned U.S. Project Would Produce Hundreds of Millions of Prefilled Syringes if Coronavirus Vaccine Developed

    • Posted May 14, 2020
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  • Italian Doctors Detail Cases of Inflammatory Condition in Kids With COVID-19

    As New York City officials grapple with the sudden appearance of a rare inflammatory condition in children exposed to COVID-19, a new Italian report describes similar cases that have cropped up in that country. The researchers say...

    • Posted May 14, 2020
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  • More Evidence Sugary Drinks Harm Women’s Hearts

    Women who drink a lot of sodas, sweetened juices and other sugary drinks are at greater risk of developing heart disease, a new study finds. Those who drink one or more a day have nearly a 20%...

    • Posted May 13, 2020
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  • Could Survivors’ Blood Help Patients Battling COVID-19? Trials May Tell

    Could blood plasma drawn from people who’ve recovered from COVID-19 help prevent new coronavirus infections or ease symptoms in those already infected? Two groups of researchers aim to find out. One clinical trial, from doctors at NYU...

    • Posted May 13, 2020
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  • Top Health Officials Warn Against Reopening as Millions More Americans Go Out

    (HealthDay News) — Even as the country’s top health officials testified to Congress on Tuesday about the dangers of reopening too quickly, a new report shows millions more Americans are now venturing out in public. About 25...

    • Posted May 13, 2020
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