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MSU Researcher Secures $2.5 Million Grant From National Institutes of Health

Montana State University researcher Blake Wiedenheft is a recognized expert in one of today’s hottest science fields, so it’s natural to wonder what discoveries may be in store now that he received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health earlier this year. And because the NIH’s Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award is designed to provide flexibility to […]

Professor Wins $3M Grant to Continue Work Increasing Diversity

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant of more than $3 million to Cal State San Marcos psychology professor Keith Trujillo so that he may continue his work to increase diversity in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. The grant — $3.2 million over five years — will establish a program called U-RISE@CSUSM, which […]

How COVID-19 Will Impact the Future of Nurses

Providing bedside care is the main goal of nurses who report to work daily to fight alongside other healthcare professions in the battle against COVID-19. But what happens when there are more patients than caregivers? In talking with the Dean of Nursing at Duquesne University, she explained that in times of devastation, like the COVID-19 […]

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Howard University Hospital Doctors Prepare For a Potential Surge in COVID-19 Patients

For infectious diseases doctor Siham Mahgoub, some diligent “detective work” and plenty of curiosity are what many medical breakthroughs in challenging patient cases are made of. Now that she is on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mahgoub admits that the stakes are higher and the learning curve is steep, but her approach remains the […]

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Meharry Medical College’s Dr. James E.K. Hildreth Weighs In On COVID-19

Dr. James E.K. Hildreth has been president of Meharry Medical College, the nation’s oldest and largest historically Black academic health science center in Nashville, Tennessee, since July 2015, but for more than 40 years, the infectious disease expert has investigated viruses. “The first virus I studied as a graduate student was flu, so, I know […]

Meharry Medical College’s Dr. James E.K. Hildreth Weighs In On COVID-19

Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, infectious disease expert and president of Meharry Medical College, the nation’s oldest and largest historically Black academic health science center, discusses COVID-19, from the nation’s response, to the need for a “new normal,” to HBCUs and, of course, the science behind the novel coronavirus.

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Howard University Hospital Doctors Prepare For a Potential Surge in COVID-19 Patients

For infectious diseases doctor Siham Mahgoub, some diligent “detective work” and plenty of curiosity are what many medical breakthroughs in challenging patient cases are made of. Now that she is on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mahgoub admits that the stakes are higher and the learning curve is steep, but her approach remains the same.

New Report Explains Why Black, Latino, Low-Income Communities are Disproportionately Impacted by the Coronavirus

Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), the Vice Chair of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC), released a report that explains why Black, Latino and low-income communities are disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus. As the report shows, Black, Latino and low-income Americans are more likely to have pre-existing conditions such as hypertension, chronic lung […]

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Why is Coronavirus Taking Such a Deadly Toll on Black Americans?

For the first weeks of the pandemic in St Louis, Missouri, the only ones to die from the virus were black. By 8 April the coronavirus had killed 12 people. Each and every one was African American. In this midwestern city that six years ago became the focal point for a national debate on race […]

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More Covid Testing for Minorities Is Key to Opening U.S. Economy

In many ways, Tanya Fields’s attempt to get testing for Covid-19 is the by-now-familiar American tale of an ill-equipped health-care system. But to her, it’s more like a black American tale. In March, the 39-year-old began experiencing classic symptoms of the virus, including a fever, body aches, no sense of smell, and shortness of breath. […]

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UChicago Medicine Will Provide More Free COVID-19 Testing to South Side Residents

On Thursday, the University of Chicago Medicine system announced that it will expand its free COVID-19 testing to 1,000 tests each day for residents of Chicago’s South Side and suburban Harvey. The tests will be available at both the University of Chicago Medical Center in Hyde Park and the Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey. UChicago Medicine (UCM) started to offer […]

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To Combat Coronavirus, Scientists Are Also Breaking Down Barriers

In a conference room in Washington, D.C., a dozen epidemiologists huddle over a computer monitor. On the screen, a map of self-reported data from test labs around the world shows a lethal strain of avian influenza originating in Asia. They summon their colleagues — data scientists, economists, and sociologists. What could happen if the pathogen […]

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