NEW YORK — Almost six months after a rare face and hands transplant, Joe DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and squeeze. The 22-year-old New Jersey resident had the operation last August, two years after being badly burned in a car crash. “I knew it would be baby steps all ...
The COVID-19 vaccines that have been given Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the FDA use something called mRNA to cause an immune response to COVID-19. This is different from most vaccines you’re probably familiar with — like the flu vaccine, which uses a protein from the virus itself. ...
Many questions exist about COVID-19 vaccines, and myths continue to circulate. The first step to answering questions, and dispelling myths, is understanding how the vaccines work and affect the body. The COVID-19 vaccines currently available are mRNA vaccines, which means they do not contain ...
Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) recently announced an affiliation agreement that will increase access to and further advance the delivery of pediatric health care to families in central and northeast Pennsylvania. The affiliation seeks to leverage the combined expertise and infrastructure of the two organizations, ensuring that children in the region receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place, delivered by the best clinical team to meet their medical needs. Initially focused on increasing access to ...
Lewisburg — Pennsylvania Dermatology Partners is excited to announce they’ll be expanding to serve the community of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. They’ve acquired the practice of Dr. Robert Long, located at 3 Hospital Drive, #114 in Lewisburg, who has announced he’ll be retiring after practicing dermatology in the area for 40 years. Board-certified dermatologist, Dr. Richard Cordova and nurse practitioner, Brandi LaFountain will be continuing care for patients’ dermatologic needs and are looking forward to serving the community of Lewisburg. Patients can expect to receive the ...
WUHAN, China — A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers, who were required to complete 14 days in ...
