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Prominent Science Journal ‘Nature’ Apologizes For Associating Coronavirus With China

The British scientific journal Nature has apologized for associating the coronavirus with China, claiming the “stigma” could hurt diversity on college campuses and that President Donald Trump is “sticking with the outdated script.” Nature published a piece Tuesday apologizing for having associated the coronavirus with China and Wuhan, calling the continued association between a virus […]

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Away From Campus and Facing Coronavirus, Students Confront Mental Health Crises at Home

Cough, fever, tiredness, difficulty breathing — most Harvard College students have spent the past month reading symptoms of the coronavirus in University emails, news articles, and Facebook groups. But beyond the physical health crisis, some students say the pandemic has had quiet but pernicious effects on their mental health. Separated from their on-campus support systems, […]

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NAACP President Derrick Johnson Says ‘Stay Safe’ as Michigan Releases Racial Breakdown of Coronavirus Cases

Michigan released the racial breakdown of its 10,791 confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, prompting NAACP President Derrick Johnson to urge people to “pay attention.” African Americans made up 35 percent of the state’s overall confirmed cases and accounted for 40 percent of Michigan’s 417 deaths related to the contagious respiratory virus, according to data from the Michigan […]

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Maryland Lawmakers Urge Release of Racial Data on Virus

Maryland lawmakers have joined politicians nationwide in asking for the release of data on coronavirus cases by race in order to address potential disparities in the response to the pandemic. Maryland Del. Nick Mosby called for such racial data to be made available in a series of social media posts Sunday. The Democrat, who is […]

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Racial Breakdown Of NYC’s COVID-19 Cases Necessary To Track The Pandemic’s Inequities

Concerned that New York City’s communities of color are being disproportionately exposed to the deadly COVID-19 virus, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has asked the de Blasio administration to turn over data breaking down coronavirus cases by race. “What it appears is that, as usual, certain communities are gonna get hit hard and that doesn’t have […]

Myron Rolle, Now a Doctor Treating Coronavirus Patients, Draws on Football Background in Crisis

Myron Rolle’s hands are used to moving from one unalike task to another. He has batted away footballs and wielded a blade in neurosurgery with equal deftness at the top levels, so dealing with the novel coronavirus would be just another stretch, if not for an unsettling major difference: He is being asked to play without a helmet. Rolle […]

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Health Issues for Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans May Cause Coronavirus to Ravage Communities

Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans have many underlying health conditions, including asthma and heart disease, that could make them more vulnerable to complications from the coronavirus, leaving advocates, lawmakers and public health experts worried these long marginalized communities won’t get equal access to tests and treatment as the outbreak spreads. “The virus is an equal-opportunity crisis … but the impact and […]

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How Racial Health Disparities Will Play Out in the Pandemic

The federal government has failed its populace in many ways since the COVID-19 pandemic reached American soil. It began early on with an inadequate supply of test kits being provided to clinicians, compounded when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention enacted strict criteria for which patients could even receive one. Dr. Uché Blackstock notes […]

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The Coronavirus Doesn’t Discriminate, But U.S. Health Care Showing Familiar Biases

The new coronavirus doesn’t discriminate. But physicians in public health and on the front lines say that in the response to the pandemic, they can already see the emergence of familiar patterns of racial and economic bias. In one analysis, it appears doctors may be less likely to refer African Americans for testing when they […]

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COVID-19 Disproportionately Affecting Black Men In Milwaukee — Including One Of Its Favorites

Lawrence Riley was described as a father figure for many in his neighborhood, serving as a surrogate for many who did not have a dad growing up. “He was an iron man,” his son Elvaughn told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “He was big, big, big in the community.” But despite the love the 6-foot-5 gentle giant gave to the world […]

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University of Connecticut Doctor Charged With Intentionally Coughing on Health Workers

FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A University of Connecticut doctor has been accused of intentionally coughing on two other UConn Health workers and disregarding social distancing and other safety precautions aimed at preventing spread of the coronavirus. UConn police issued a misdemeanor breach of peace summons on Thursday to Dr. Cory Edgar, school officials said. Read […]

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Bloomberg Philanthropies, State of Maryland Fund Hopkins-Led COVID-19 Treatment Research

Bloomberg Philanthropies, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, and Johns Hopkins University announced today a joint effort to fund research into the potential therapeutic uses of COVID-19 convalescent plasma, led by Arturo Casadevall, an infectious disease expert and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor who holds joint appointments in the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and the […]

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