by Augusta Saraiva | Sep 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, Health, Immigration
WASHINGTON — In a country where nearly one-third of all doctors are foreign-born, immigrants have been at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response. But the chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship said Wednesday that undocumented...
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by Alicia Diaz | Sep 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, Events, Featured, Health, Topics
WASHINGTON —Just a few hours after the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s coffin was taken to the Supreme Court to lay in repose for two days, nearly 100 activists marched from the court to Republican headquarters to urge Senate Republicans to prioritize further...
by Jay Silver | Sep 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health, Topics
WASHINGTON – The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that nine out of 10 Americans are still susceptible to the virus and reiterated a 2021 timeline for widespread distribution of a proven vaccine. “A majority of our nation,...
by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Sep 3, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health
For Scott Tekesky, his time stationed at an Army base on Oahu, Hawaii, far from his family, prepared him for the isolation of sheltering in place in his suburban Atlanta home for months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “When you’re in the continental...
by Nicole Girten, Emine Yücel and Zhihui Xing | Sep 3, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health
Data from the U.S Food and Drug Administration shows people of color, especially Black Americans, are recruited for drug trials at substantially lower rates than white Americans. 75% of cardiovascular drug trials reported from 2015 to 2019 had major racial...
by Xurui Tan | Aug 28, 2020 | Health
Racial disparities within the mental health system are being exacerbated during the pandemic, according to experts. Minorities, especially Asian Americans, need more attention and funding to help raise awareness about mental health and address mental illness. “People...
