Who Is Dr. Kizzy Corbett? Moderna Vaccine Scientist Persuades Hesitant Man to Get Shot
On 5/21/21 at 10:14 AM EDT
One of the leading scientists who helped to develop the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Kizzmekia Kizzy Corbett, has managed to persuade a hesitant man to get the shot.
The hesitant man, Matthew Mallory, attended an MSNBC town hall last week dubbed Vaccinating America which featured interviews with President Joe Biden, Anthony Fauci, the surgeon general and the secretary of health and human services.
But after hearing from these individuals, Mallory said during the town hall, which took place at Northern Virginia Community College, that he was still not convinced about getting the shot.
Rebuilding The Care Economy with Cross-Generational Relationships | Opinion Joseph F. Coughlin and Jordan Mittler On 5/20/21 at 7:30 AM EDT
COVID-19 laid bare how dangerous social isolation can be to everyone and particularly aging Americans. As our nation works to rebuild from the devastation of the pandemic, the Biden administration s recent announcement to allocate $400 billion toward home health care was mostly met with warm welcome. The widespread social isolation people of all ages (including older adults) experienced as a result of the pandemic has been a crisis of its own.
The Biden administration s move to rebuild the care economy signals a positive shift in our country toward prioritizing the needs of older adults something we ve been sorely lacking for a long time. If we hope to have a holistic recovery from COVID-19, that centers wellness for all, we must ensure the most vulnerable in our society are taken care of and that we are all finding way
Extremely Healthy Baby Dies of Mysterious Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
On 5/17/21 at 12:32 PM EDT
A mother has shared her heartbreaking experience of losing a baby girl to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in order to raise awareness about the mysterious condition.
Jasmyn Willcox was just five months and one week old when she died in her sleep during a winter s night in 2017. A coroner determined that the young child was extremely healthy, and found no reason for her death.
The mother Liz Willcox from the Queensland state in northeastern Australia told 7NEWS.com.au of her shock after finding her baby dead in the morning.
Woman Wakes up From Surgery to Find She Had Procedure on Wrong Part of Body
On 5/12/21 at 12:41 PM EDT
A South Carolina woman says she woke up from surgery to find that her doctor had operated on the wrong part of her body.
Natalie Avilez from Franklin County told the WLTX television station on Tuesday that the surgeon had carried out the procedure on the wrong side and wrong part of her spine.
After the surgery, Avilez said the surgeon came to speak to her in the recovery room and admitted to his mistake.
Read more He started apologizing, saying that he made a mistake and he went in on the wrong side, Avilez told WLTX.
Woman Gives Birth to Nine Babies After Being Told to Expect Seven
On 5/5/21 at 7:37 AM EDT
A woman from the west African nation of Mali has given birth to nine babies nonuplets.
Halima Cisse, 25, delivered the five girls and four boys on Tuesday at a hospital in Morocco, according to Malian officials.
The Malian government said it had flown the woman to the north African state on March 30 so she could receive better care. Cisse was accompanied on the journey by a doctor, it added.
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The babies were delivered by caesarean section and are all reportedly in good health.