Israel ’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout Is Slowing at a Critical Moment. That’s a Warning for the Rest of Us
Now that nearly 60% of Israel’s roughly 9 million residents have gotten at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, the New Jersey-sized Middle Eastern country is offering the rest of the world an enviable glimpse of a future where most people are inoculated against the coronavirus. While it’s still too early to tell the full extent to which vaccination is having an effect there, Israel’s rate of virus-related deaths has dropped faster than global figures since it started vaccinating (see chart below and methodology at bottom). Meanwhile, the latest real-world evidence collected in Israel suggests the Pfizer...
Source: TIME: Health - March 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Dispositional optimism and disaster resilience: a natural experiment from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - Gero K, Aida J, Shirai K, Kondo K, Kawachi I.
OBJECTIVE: Dispositional optimism - the general belief that good things will happen - is considered a key asset for the preservation of mental health after a traumatic life event. However, it has been hypothesized that in extreme situations such as major d...
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

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 ATLANTA —Carestream Dental ’s most recent scanner acquisition software update, CS ScanFlow v1.0.3, continues to deliver an enhanced scanning experience with new benefits that reduce steps in the scanning process, protect data, make working with third parties easier and even encourage patients to share their virtual smi les on social media. CS ScanFlow is the advanced software that powers the CS 3700 intraoral scanner and is also available for the CS 3600 intraoral scanner.Typically, shiny or reflective surfaces, such as metal, full ceramic brackets and crowns and resins, would need to be sprayed with powder or mi...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - January 25, 2021 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

Stanford professor Aida Habtezion takes job as Pfizer's top medical exec
Stanford University associate professor Dr. Aida Habtezion is the new chief medical officer at drug giant Pfizer Inc. Habtezion replaces 12-year Pfizer veteran Dr. Mace Rothenberg, who said via Twitter that Monday was his final day as chief medical officer. He had been in that job for two years. The players have been known since Habtezion took a leave of absence from Stanford in November. In addition to the CMO job, she also heads Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) worldwide medical and safety unit within worldwide…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 6, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news

Stanford professor takes job as Pfizer's top medical exec
Stanford University associate professor Dr. Aida Habtezion is the new chief medical officer at drug giant Pfizer Inc. Habtezion replaces 12-year Pfizer veteran Dr. Mace Rothenberg, who said via Twitter that Monday was his final day as chief medical officer. He had been in that job for two years. The players have been known since Habtezion took a leave of absence from Stanford in November. In addition to the CMO job, she also heads Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) worldwide medical and safety unit within worldwide…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 5, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news

Stronger Together: Two NJ EMS Squads Merge
Two long-running NJ EMS organizations merged on January 1, 2021, to create a stronger operation to serve their communities, it was announced today by the leadership of Shark River Hills First Aid Squad, Inc. and Hamilton First Aid & Rescue Squad. To start 2021, Hamilton First Aid & Rescue Squad officially became part of the Shark River Hills First Aid Squad, creating a more sustainable entity to provide volunteer emergency medical services within Neptune Township, NJ, a community of more than 27,000 people overall. “The community will benefit from the strengthening of the volunteer EMS program,” says Mich...
Source: JEMS Operations - January 5, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Administration and Leadership Operations Product Videos EMS EMT New Jersey Source Type: news

Stanford professor takes job as Pfizer's top medical exec
Stanford University associate professor Dr. Aida Habtezion is the new chief medical officer at drug giant Pfizer Inc. Habtezion replaces 12-year Pfizer veteran Dr. Mace Rothenberg, who said via Twitter that Monday was his final day as chief medical officer. He had been in that job for two years. The players have been known since Habtezion took a leave of absence from Stanford in November. In addition to the CMO job, she also heads Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) worldwide medical and safety unit within worldwide…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 5, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news

Several Homes Damaged After Fire And Explosion On Nantucket
NANTUCKET (CBS) – One person was injured and several homes damaged following an explosion on Nantucket Thursday afternoon. It happened on Woodbury Lane just after noon. https://boston.cbslocal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3859903/2020/11/nantucket-explosion.mp4   The State Fire Marshal’s office said they may not be able to arrive for investigation until Friday due to travel conditions. Two homes were damaged as a result of the fire and four more during the explosion. One person suffered non-life threatening injuries during the explosion. No further information is currently available.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Nantucket News Source Type: news

Evaluation of trust within a community after survivor relocation following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami - Gero K, Aida J, Kondo K, Kawachi I.
Importance: Trust is a core component of social cohesion, facilitating cooperation and collective action in the face of adversity and enabling survivors to remain resilient. Residential stability is an important prerequisite of developing trusting relation...
Source: SafetyLit - November 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

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