LA County to loosen mask rules when COVID-19 numbers improve: report

los-angeles” target=”_blank”>Los Angeles County< in the area drop.  The leaders also said indoor mask regulations could be loosened following additional progress, according to The Los Angeles Times LA’S GARCETTI MOCKED FOR RESPONSE TO MASKLESS PICTURE This “post-surge” phase will occur when hospitalizations fall below 2,500 for seven consecutive days, the publication reported. In addition, masks…

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February is American Heart Month: What to know

At the end of last month, joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden<, inviting all Americans to participate in National Wear Red Day on Feb. 4.  Friday honors those the country has lost to heart disease and aims to raise awareness of the actions people can take to prevent it.  In a Jan. 31 proclamation, the president wrote that…

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California woman, 29, hospitalized with coronavirus complications needs double lung transplant: report

A 29-year-old us-regionswoman was clinging to life this week in need of a double lung medical-researchafter infectious-diseasecomplications left her on a ventilator last month, according to reports.  Brittany Romena, 29, was hospitalized in Madera, California, with the virus on Jan. 11 and remained in a medically induced coma, according to FOX 26 in Fresno.  Her…

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Men who tend to worry have increased risk factors for heart disease, stroke: study

You can worry yourself into facing a greater risk of heart disease and stroke. Particularly if you’re a middle-aged man, according to a new study.  Middle-aged men who worry more or are prone to feeling overwhelmed, compared to those with lower levels of worry and anxiety, developed more high-risk factors for heart-health” target=”_blank”>heart disease<. The…

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US daily COVID-19 cases fall below 500K, data shows

For the first time in weeks, new daily infectious-disease in the U.S. were reported below the 500,000 mark.  Data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center showed Wednesday that new cases tallied 398,914.  New deaths, however, have been on an upward trend amidst this winter’s surge of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, and the…

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More US adults taking melatonin to fall asleep, study says

More Americans are using healthy-living to get to sleep-disorders” target=”_blank”>sleep< Dongzhimen Hospital and Xiyuan Hospital and Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic said the reported prevalence of melatonin supplement consumption rose significantly from 1999-2000 to 2017-2018 across all demographic use.  Additionally, the team wrote that – although remaining “very low” – the prevalence of self-reported use of greater…

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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Midwest, South begin to fall

Hospitalizations in several states across the U.S. are reportedly declining, as the infectious-disease continues to drive the daily American death toll up.  In the South, the number of us-regions hospitalized with COVID-19 has decreased about 5% in the last week. Statistics from the Alabama Department of Public Health showed 2,805 people were being treated for…

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Universal health care bill faces deadline in California

us-regions Democrats must decide Monday whether to advance a bill that would make the government pay for everybody’s us-regions in the nation’s most populous state, a key test of whether one of their most long-sought policy goals can overcome fierce opposition from business groups and the insurance industry. A bill in the state Legislature would…

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Want COVID-19? Sign up for world’s first COVID-19 challenge trial to evaluate immune response

world-regions University is seeking volunteers for the world’s first medical trial that deliberately exposes participants to the original strain of the infectious-disease virus to evaluate how their immune response responds to the virus, according to a recent press statement. “The aim of this trial is to find out what level of immune response – antibodies…

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