All posts by LadyLively

  • Health Highlights: April 22, 2020

    Rapid Coronavirus Test Can Produce False Negatives No Proven Drug Treatments for COVID-19: Expert Panel Death Risk Higher for COVID-19 Patients Who Got Drug Touted by Trump: Study FDA Authorizes Coronavirus Test That Uses Samples Collected at Home

    • Posted April 22, 2020
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  • New COVID-19 Tracking App May Find ‘Hotspots’ Across America

    ,With widespread testing still not a reality, a new phone app aims to help epidemiologists track COVID-19 symptoms across the United States in real time. Called the “COVID Symptom Tracker,” the nonprofit app has a number of...

    • Posted April 21, 2020
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  • Are Immune-Compromised Kids at Greater Risk From COVID-19?

    One of the few bright spots in the COVID-19 pandemic has been the perception that children are mostly spared from its worst effects. But what about kids already at risk of contracting serious infections due to a...

    • Posted April 21, 2020
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  • Nearly Half of Americans Breathe Polluted Air

    Almost half of the U.S. population — 150 million people — are exposed to air pollution that puts their health at risk, the American Lung Association says. Climate change is making air pollution worse due to record...

    • Posted April 21, 2020
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  • Coronavirus Fears Have People With Asthma, Emphysema Avoiding the ER

    Doctors are increasingly worried that people are mistaking stay-at-home orders to mean they should avoid emergency medical care — including for serious lung diseases. People with chronic lung conditions, such as emphysema and moderate to severe asthma,...

    • Posted April 21, 2020
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  • Could Tiny Blood Clots Make COVID-19 More Lethal?

    The COVID-19 coronavirus appears to promote blood clotting throughout the body, which might help explain why the germ is so much more deadly than other members of its viral family, experts say. Some people severely ill with...

    • Posted April 21, 2020
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  • Trump Halts Immigration to U.S. During Coronavirus Pandemic

    (HealthDay News) — All immigration to the United States will be stopped to protect Americans during the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump announced late Monday night, as the country’s COVID-19 death toll topped 42,000. “In light of...

    • Posted April 21, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: April 21, 2020

    Ventilation Systems in Restaurants May Spread Coronvirus: Study

    • Posted April 21, 2020
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  • White House, Congress Near Deal on Yet Another Coronavirus Aid Package

    (HealthDay News) — The White House and Congressional leaders said Sunday they were close to agreement on a $470 billion coronavirus package that would pump more money into a small business loan program that has run out...

    • Posted April 20, 2020
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  • It Looks Like a Classic Heart Attack, But in COVID-19 Patients Other Issues May Be at Play

    Eighteen patients with severe COVID-19 treated at a New York City hospital showed the classic signs of a heart attack on their electrocardiograms. But a closer look at each case revealed that more than half of these...

    • Posted April 20, 2020
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