Changing Lives, One Limb at a Time A chance meeting at the 2013 Colorado State Science Fair would change the path of LaChappelle’s career. A little girl came up to him, curious about his invention. She was wearing a prosthetic on her right arm that was little more than a claw. He watched … Read more
Headlines have focused on teenagers and booster doses – but millions still haven’t had a first jab. Source link
Campaigners say millions have not had even one vaccine dose, raising concerns for their communities. Source link
Cancer check-ups and treatment down as numbers facing long waits for routine surgery triple in year. Source link
Health teams have “acted swiftly to minimise (the) impact” of nearly 16,000 coronavirus test results being left out of the daily reports, the health secretary has said. Matt Hancock told MPs it was a “serious issue that is being investigated fully”. And he said it was “critical” for teams to work together “to put this … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images An IT failure has caused almost 16,000 coronavirus cases to go missing from official data in England. The infected individuals themselves were notified, and would hopefully have isolated to prevent spreading the infection, but the glitch meant none of their contacts were notified at the time. A BBC analysis suggests this … Read more
Boris Johnson cannot give a figure for those who should have been traced after an IT error saw the coronavirus test figures for last week being under reported. The prime minister was asked about the 16,000 virus tests that were missing from official figures. He said “all the people” with a positive test result have … Read more
Jessica Martin, senior, University of Georgia. Gary Sachs, MD, psychiatrist, Harvard University. George Diebel, sophomore, Hamilton College. Charlie Hunter, sophomore, University of Kentucky. UGA.edu: “UGA reports COVID-19 cases for first full week of class.” Twitter: @universityofga, Sept. 2, 2020. LoHud.com: “Syracuse University suspends 23 students, warns of COVID shut down after large gathering.” SC.edu: “COVID-19 … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than if they catch coronavirus, the UK’s chief medical adviser says. Prof Chris Whitty said “the chances of children dying from Covid-19 are incredibly small” – but missing lessons “damages children in the long run”. Millions of … Read more