A type of cell derived from human stem cells that has been widely used for brain research and drug development may have been leading researchers astray for years, according to a study from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
In some cases, anti-vaccine activists are fabricating stories of deaths that never occurred.
âThis is exactly what anti-vaccine groups do,â said Dr. Peter Hotez, an infectious diseases specialist and author of âPreventing the Next Pandemic: Vaccine Diplomacy in a Time of Anti-Science.â
Anti-vaccine groups have falsely claimed for decades that childhood vaccines cause autism, weaving fantastic conspiracy theories involving government, Big Business and the media.
Now, the same groups are blaming patientsâ coincidental medical problems on COVID-19 shots, even when itâs clear that age or underlying health conditions are to blame, Hotez said. âThey will sensationalize anything that happens after someone gets a vaccine and attribute it to the vaccine,â Hotez said.
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Colorado needs more hallucinogenic mushrooms out of respect for veterans and Mother Nature. So say advocates of the latest push for more normalization of recreational drugs.
Coronavirus: Doctors, facing burnout, turn to self-care
An October poll of 862 emergency physicians nationwide from the American College of Emergency Physicians and Morning Consult found that 87% felt more stressed since the onset of COVID-19, with 72% experiencing a greater degree of professional burnout New York Times February 03, 2021 / 02:20 PM IST
Dr. Michelle Thompson, a family medicine physician, at her home in Vienna, Ohio on Jan. 15, 2021. A growing number of programs aim to help doctors, nurses and medical students who are struggling with mental health issues during the pandemic. (Dustin Franz/The New York Times)
Abby Ellin
Dr. Michelle Thompson knows a lot about self-care. A family medicine physician in Vienna, Ohio, she specializes in lifestyle and integrative care, using both conventional and alternative therapies to help her patients heal. She also teaches medical personnel how to prevent and treat burnout.