A new study by the University of Southern California and Princeton University found American’s life expectancy is now 77 years old. Deaths from COVID-19 are reducing life expectancy by about a year. “I don’t think it’s in our hands anymore, seriously. I think it’s a government issue,” Memphian Doreen Kostiuk told FOX13.
Doctor Nick Hysmith, medical director of infection prevention at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, spoke with WMC Action News 5′s Joe Birch Tuesday about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Tennessee. Hysmith also serves on the Methodist Le Bonheur Vaccine Task Force and is a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center.
Dr. Nicholas Hysmith, director of Infection Prevention at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, is a problem solver. “The practice of medicine is a unique opportunity to help those in need while solving complex biological problems,” Hysmith said. “Also, medical providers have the responsibility to address the interconnectedness of health and socioeconomic factors. These are the two… Read More
