In 2019, Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans were severely underrepresented in the health care workforce, a trend that shows limited signs of improvement, according to a study published today by George Washington University ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Krista Cortes described the mood in Pauley Ballroom as solemn yet hopeful on the February morning she received her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Mar 16, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Black and Hispanic Americans already face higher risks for dementia than the general population. Many also believe they'd get worse dementia care compared to white patients, according to a new Alzheimer's Association ...
Mar 2, 2021
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News reports indicate COVID-19 vaccines are not getting out soon enough nor in adequate supplies to most regions, but there may be a larger underlying problem than shortages. A University of California, Davis, study found ...
Jan 29, 2021
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The news came during a hopeful time on the largest Native American reservation.
Jan 2, 2021
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Large variations in exposure at home, in the community and at work—rather than case-fatality rates—may explain the well-documented racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality during the first wave of the pandemic last spring, ...
Dec 10, 2020
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As states frantically prepare to begin months of vaccinations that could end the pandemic, a new poll finds only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves when their turn comes.
Dec 9, 2020
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Among patients with lung cancer from Latin America, genomic and ancestry analyses revealed that Native American ancestry was associated with increased mutations in the EGFR gene, independent of smoking status, according to ...
Dec 2, 2020
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From the pandemic's earliest days, the coronavirus has hit hardest in Black, Latinx, and Native American communities. The mortality rate among these groups is more than twice that of whites, according to the Centers for Disease ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Police violence—the subject of numerous protests globally—is taking a toll on people's mental health.
Oct 2, 2020
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