Scientists are studying booster COVID-19 shots that could protect against emerging variants.
The COVID-19 vaccination rollout is well underway in the United States. Millions of people have already been vaccinated, and states are beginning to widely expand eligibility.
Though experts are hopeful that we’ll reach herd immunity by the fall if vaccinations continue at our current pace, there are questions about the need for booster shots and how long our current immunizations will last. According to health experts, this largely depends on a couple of factors: how long the vaccines guarantee immunity from infection and if emerging variants reduce the efficacy of the vaccine.
Materialise Offers 3-D Printing to Aid in Face, Hand Surgery
Materialise in Plymouth Township saw its 3-D visualization and printing technologies play a crucial role in the world’s first simultaneous double hand and face transplant. The recent surgery was successfully performed at New York University Langone Health in Manhattan.
Materialise’s 3-D visualization and printing technology helped New York surgeons with the world’s first simultaneous double hand and face transplant. // Image courtesy of Materialise
Materialise in Plymouth Township saw its 3-D visualization and printing technologies play a crucial role in the world’s first simultaneous double hand and face transplant. The recent surgery was successfully performed at New York University Langone Health in Manhattan.
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)
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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.
Rochester, New York police pepper sprayed handcuffed nine-year-old girl
Officers from the Rochester, New York police department were involved in a brutal assault which was recorded on their body cameras on Friday of last week. The victim of the attack was a nine-year-old African American girl who was handcuffed and subsequently pepper sprayed by police.
The mother of the child had called the police because of a domestic disturbance in the home, which precipitated the nine-year-old leaving the house. The footage shows the police capturing and bringing the girl back to the police car.
Rochester police release body-cam footage of 9-year-old pepper-sprayed (Rochester Police Department)