The Coronavirus Doesn't Discriminate, But U.S. Health Care Showing Familiar Biases
4 years, 9 months ago

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

NPR  

The Coronavirus Doesn't Discriminate, But U.S. Health Care Showing Familiar Biases Enlarge this image toggle caption Ken Morris/Meharry Medical College Ken Morris/Meharry Medical College The new coronavirus doesn't discriminate. "There's no doubt that some institutions have the resources and clout to maybe get these materials faster and easier," says Dr. James Hildreth, president of Meharry and an infectious disease specialist. Sponsor Message 'I pray I'm wrong' But if anyone should be prioritized, Hildreth says it's minority communities, where people already have more risk factors like diabetes and lung disease. "The person comes in, they're complaining of chest pain, they're complaining of shortness of breath, they have a cough, I can't quantify that," she says.

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As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job
2 years, 11 months ago

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job

LA Times  

Daylong waits in the emergency room. State officials are attempting to address California’s staffing shortage through a sweeping policy change that allows asymptomatic healthcare workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus to return to work immediately. The decision is “irresponsible and a huge mistake that will jeopardize everyone’s health,” said Rosanna Mendez, executive director of SEIU 121RN, a union …

Coronavirus strains first detected in California are officially ‘variants of concern,’ CDC says
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus strains first detected in California are officially ‘variants of concern,’ CDC says

CNN  

CNN — Two coronavirus strains first detected in California are now officially “variants of concern,” according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No coronavirus variants currently rise to the US government’s highest threat level, “variant of high consequence.” Coronavirus strains shown to significantly reduce vaccine effectiveness would fall under that category. Concerns about antibody treatments Still, health …

Why the Americans who need the coronavirus vaccine most are so suspicious of it
4 years ago

Why the Americans who need the coronavirus vaccine most are so suspicious of it

ABC  

Fred Spry will tell you that his barber shop is more than just a barber shop. Key points: The US has seen nearly 300,000 deaths and more than 50 million job losses from COVID-19 Black Americans are dying from COVID-19 at double the rate of their white counterparts Studies show just a quarter of black Americans are committed to taking …

Black and ethnic minority staff at greater risk of Covid exposure than white employees, union says
4 years ago

Black and ethnic minority staff at greater risk of Covid exposure than white employees, union says

The Independent  

Black and ethnic minority staff are more likely to be exposed to the coronavirus at work than white workers – and are thus more likely to lose out on pay while self-isolating, a new study suggests. Union leaders said the research added to the mounting evidence that black and ethnic minority workers are facing both greater health risks and greater …

Ethnic minorities disproportionately hit by coronavirus: Lancet
4 years, 1 month ago

Ethnic minorities disproportionately hit by coronavirus: Lancet

Al Jazeera  

Black and Asians at increased risk of COVID-19 infection compared with white individuals, according to an analysis by The Lancet medical journal. Ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by the novel coronavirus, with Black and Asian at increased risk of infection compared with white individuals, according to an analysis published in The Lancet medical journal. “These findings are of critical …

With Covid-19 soaring nationwide, is coronavirus treatment getting better in the US?
4 years, 2 months ago

With Covid-19 soaring nationwide, is coronavirus treatment getting better in the US?

CNN  

CNN — Dr. Joseph Varon hasn’t taken a day off in 214 days. But this month, the World Health Organization said remdesivir has “little or no effect on mortality” for patients hospitalized with Covid-19 and it doesn’t seem to help patients recover any faster, either. “We’re saving lives with this,” Dr. Mangala Narasimhan, regional director for critical care at Northwell …

The Black Doctors Working To Make Coronavirus Testing More Equitable
4 years, 3 months ago

The Black Doctors Working To Make Coronavirus Testing More Equitable

NPR  

The Black Doctors Working To Make Coronavirus Testing More Equitable Enlarge this image toggle caption Nina Feldman/WHYY Nina Feldman/WHYY When the coronavirus arrived in Philadelphia in March, Dr. Ala Stanford hunkered down at home with her husband and kids. Enlarge this image toggle caption Nina Feldman/WHYY Nina Feldman/WHYY Stanford knew African Americans were less likely to have primary care physicians …

Cleaners, healthcare workers in departments other than ICU are more likely to get infected with COVID-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Cleaners, healthcare workers in departments other than ICU are more likely to get infected with COVID-19

Firstpost  

Health workers were more than three times more likely to test positive for the virus than the general population, with the rate rising to five times for ethnic minority medical staff. Intensive care medics were significantly less likely to have been infected with Covid-19 than cleaners and other healthcare workers in departments deemed lower risk, according to a study of …

August 31 coronavirus news
4 years, 4 months ago

August 31 coronavirus news

CNN  

Many frontline health care workers who care for Covid-19 patients may be infected and not even know it, researchers led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday. “A high proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections among healthcare personnel appear to go undetected,” the team at academic medical centers across the country, including the CDC Covid-19 Response Team, wrote in …

US coronavirus: Quit my job, or risk serious illness? Parents and teachers face grueling decisions as schools reopen
4 years, 5 months ago

US coronavirus: Quit my job, or risk serious illness? Parents and teachers face grueling decisions as schools reopen

CNN  

CNN — First-grade teacher Amy Forehand was stunned to learn young students in her Georgia school district will return to classrooms by the end of this month. So we’re going to have to pivot.” School districts across the country are making last-minute pivots and decisions as several students have already tested positive during their first days back. “And I’m not …

Study Points to Race, Equipment Access for Higher Coronavirus Risk in Health Staff
4 years, 5 months ago

Study Points to Race, Equipment Access for Higher Coronavirus Risk in Health Staff

News 18  

Researchers raised fears that "systematic racism" in the provision of protective equipment was putting minority health workers at greater risk on Friday, as a study showed higher coronavirus infection rates among British and American medical staff. The report, published in The Lancet Public Health journal, found that frontline healthcare workers were over three times more likely to test positive than …

Coronavirus | An opportunity to reshape health care
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus | An opportunity to reshape health care

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has massively disrupted our lives. But the impact of COVID-19 and the lockdown on the ‘business’ of health care has not been examined. Investigating these important questions and critically analysing their answers may make future health care more beneficial to patients. The widely prevalent practice of a ‘health check-up’ which does not have proven public health value …

Investigation Uncovers Missteps In Washington, D.C.'s Coronavirus Response
4 years, 5 months ago

Investigation Uncovers Missteps In Washington, D.C.'s Coronavirus Response

NPR  

Investigation Uncovers Missteps In Washington, D.C.'s Coronavirus Response Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images In cities across the county, Black people have been more likely than their white neighbors to become ill and die from the coronavirus. Perhaps no city exhibits this trend more starkly than Washington, D.C., where the coronavirus …

In Minority Neighborhoods, Knocking On Doors To Stop The Spread Of The Coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

In Minority Neighborhoods, Knocking On Doors To Stop The Spread Of The Coronavirus

NPR  

In Minority Neighborhoods, Knocking On Doors To Stop The Spread Of The Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Sarah McCammon/NPR Sarah McCammon/NPR Around the country, communities of color continue to be among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. "It's always gonna affect the lower-income communities and the minorities, just for the simple matter of fact that they've been dealing …

Black Medicare Patients With COVID-19 Nearly 4 Times As Likely To End Up In Hospital
4 years, 6 months ago

Black Medicare Patients With COVID-19 Nearly 4 Times As Likely To End Up In Hospital

NPR  

Black Medicare Patients With COVID-19 Nearly 4 Times As Likely To End Up In Hospital Enlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images New federal data reinforces the stark racial disparities that have appeared with COVID-19: According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Black Americans enrolled in Medicare were hospitalized with the disease at rates …

Coronavirus tracked: How Covid-19 deaths in the UK compare by race and ethnicity
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus tracked: How Covid-19 deaths in the UK compare by race and ethnicity

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A report from Public Health England in early June found that the death risk …

More than half of pregnant women in UK hospitals with Covid-19 are minorities, study finds
4 years, 7 months ago

More than half of pregnant women in UK hospitals with Covid-19 are minorities, study finds

CNN  

London CNN — More than half of pregnant women admitted to UK hospitals with Covid-19 were from black or other ethnic minority groups, according to a national study published Monday in the BMJ medical journal. Researchers led by the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Population Health warned that although transmission of the virus to infants was uncommon and most …

Coronavirus: Equalities watchdog to launch probe into ‘entrenched racial inequalities’ laid bare by pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Equalities watchdog to launch probe into ‘entrenched racial inequalities’ laid bare by pandemic

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The equalities watchdog will launch a statutory inquiry …

New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows
4 years, 7 months ago

New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows

NPR  

New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows Enlarge this image toggle caption Al Seib/LA Times via Getty Images Al Seib/LA Times via Getty Images Mass protests against police violence across the U.S. have public health officials concerned about an accelerated spread of the coronavirus. The northeastern states of New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts …

Coronavirus police powers must be narrowed to stop racial disproportionality, government told
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus police powers must be narrowed to stop racial disproportionality, government told

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “Increasingly vague” police powers to enforce the coronavirus …

What Do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State By State?
4 years, 7 months ago

What Do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State By State?

NPR  

What Do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State By State? "That's what's going to allow public health officials to really target different communities," she says. For example, he says West Virginia — which claims to have race data for 100% of positive cases and 82% of deaths — only reports three categories: white, black and "other." "There's a lot of …

Black coronavirus patients are hospitalized at THREE times the rate of white and Hispanic patients
4 years, 7 months ago

Black coronavirus patients are hospitalized at THREE times the rate of white and Hispanic patients

Daily Mail  

Black coronavirus patients in the US are being hospitalized much more often in comparison with other races, a new study suggests. Researchers, from the California-based healthcare system Sutter Health, found that African-Americans were being admitted at nearly three times the rate of white and Hispanic patients. Black coronavirus patients were admitted at 2.7 times the rate of white and Hispanic …

Latin America women, minorities ‘to suffer most’ by COVID-19
4 years, 7 months ago

Latin America women, minorities ‘to suffer most’ by COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

Report says pandemic will make economic situation worse for women, Indigenous, individuals of African descent, migrants. The coronavirus pandemic will make a bad economic situation worse for women, Indigenous groups, migrants and people of African descent in Latin America, a region already plagued by deep-rooted inequality, a United Nations agency said in a report issued on Tuesday. Unequal access to …

Institutional racism, inequity fuel high minority death toll from coronavirus, L.A. officials say
4 years, 7 months ago

Institutional racism, inequity fuel high minority death toll from coronavirus, L.A. officials say

LA Times  

An AltaMed Health Services staff member collects a sample on an oral swab for COVID-19 testing in Boyle Heights. Officials reported a rate of 89 deaths per 100,000 people among native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders and 18 per 100,000 among black people. “These rates are significantly higher than the mortality rate for other races and ethnicities, and although some of …

New evidence indicates coronavirus was infecting people in Europe and the US before the first official cases were reported
4 years, 8 months ago

New evidence indicates coronavirus was infecting people in Europe and the US before the first official cases were reported

CNN  

CNN — As scientists look into ways to stop or prevent Covid-19, other researchers have found evidence the disease caused by the new coronavirus was in the United States weeks before cases were reported. They also found genetic evidence that supports suspicions the virus was infecting people in Europe, the United States and elsewhere weeks or even months before the …

Opinion: U.S. Must Avoid Building Racial Bias Into COVID-19 Emergency Guidance
4 years, 8 months ago

Opinion: U.S. Must Avoid Building Racial Bias Into COVID-19 Emergency Guidance

NPR  

Opinion: U.S. Must Avoid Building Racial Bias Into COVID-19 Emergency Guidance Enlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images Our patient in the emergency bay was not doing well. Several states and organizations have started to release Crisis Standards of Care guidelines in recent weeks — these are meant to help hospitals ration critical resources like ventilators …

Coronavirus: Why some racial groups are more vulnerable
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Why some racial groups are more vulnerable

BBC  

Coronavirus: Why some racial groups are more vulnerable Getty Images An army sergeant speaks to a patient at the Javits New York Medical Station, which supports local hospitals in New York City From discrimination to language, a variety of factors are affecting different groups’ vulnerability to coronavirus — with sometimes devastating results. Black US households in 2018 were twice as …

Coronavirus infections could be much more widespread than believed, California study suggests
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus infections could be much more widespread than believed, California study suggests

LA Times  

Healthcare workers take a sample from a driver at a coronavirus testing site at the Westminster Mall last week. The preliminary study, conducted by researchers at Stanford University, estimates that between 2.5% and 4.2% of Santa Clara County residents had antibodies to the new coronavirus in their blood by early April. Investigators from the Los Angeles County Department of Public …

Racism: The most dangerous ‘pre-existing condition’
4 years, 8 months ago

Racism: The most dangerous ‘pre-existing condition’

Al Jazeera  

Black Americans are dying disproportionately from COVID-19 and there is a reason for it. As Dr Lisa Cooper, a physician at Johns Hopkins University explained in an interview for US News: “This is because as a group, African Americans in the US have higher rates of poverty, housing and food insecurity, unemployment or underemployment, and chronic medical conditions and disabilities.” …

Racism: The most dangerous ‘pre-existing condition’
4 years, 8 months ago

Racism: The most dangerous ‘pre-existing condition’

Al Jazeera  

Black Americans are dying disproportionately from COVID-19 and there is a reason for it. As Dr Lisa Cooper, a physician at Johns Hopkins University explained in an interview for US News: “This is because as a group, African Americans in the US have higher rates of poverty, housing and food insecurity, unemployment or underemployment, and chronic medical conditions and disabilities.” …

New Survey Highlights Racial Disparities In The Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

New Survey Highlights Racial Disparities In The Coronavirus Pandemic

NPR  

New Survey Highlights Racial Disparities In The Coronavirus Pandemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images A Pew Research Center survey conducted this month among 4,917 U.S. adults found that 27% of black people personally knew someone who was hospitalized with or died from COVID-19, compared to just 1 in 10 white …

Coronavirus: Are ethnic minorities at greater risk from Covid-19?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Are ethnic minorities at greater risk from Covid-19?

The Independent  

Behind the grim daily announcements of more deaths linked to the coronavirus disease lie heartbroken families. The latest data, as of 10 April, from the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre shows there were 3,883 patients admitted to critical care units by 9 April with a coronavirus infection. Compared to the population of the UK, that would suggest Bame …

Coronavirus economic effects hitting ethnic minorities and young people hardest
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus economic effects hitting ethnic minorities and young people hardest

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There is a debt owed to these communities by the …

UK coronavirus: are minority communities disproportionately affected by the virus? Lack of public data makes it difficult to answer.
4 years, 8 months ago

UK coronavirus: are minority communities disproportionately affected by the virus? Lack of public data makes it difficult to answer.

CNN  

London CNN — It’s said the coronavirus does not discriminate. On Saturday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock addressed the fact that a number of health workers who have died from coronavirus were from “minority ethnic backgrounds,” saying on BBC Breakfast he found it “really upsetting.” In an interview with the British daily The Guardian, the head of the the doctors’ union, …

U.S. Surgeon General: People Of Color 'Socially Predisposed' To Coronavirus Exposure
4 years, 9 months ago

U.S. Surgeon General: People Of Color 'Socially Predisposed' To Coronavirus Exposure

NPR  

Surgeon General: People Of Color 'Socially Predisposed' To Coronavirus Exposure Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams again acknowledged in personal terms the increased risk for African Americans from the coronavirus, which appears to be infecting and killing black Americans at a disproportionately higher rate. Sponsor Message Adams' remarks at Friday's coronavirus briefing …

Here is why African Americans are dying at higher rates from COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Here is why African Americans are dying at higher rates from COVID-19

Raw Story  

The new coronavirus isn't biased about who it infects -- so why does data emerging from some states suggest that African Americans are bearing the brunt of the pandemic in the US? "We know that blacks are more likely to have diabetes, heart disease, lung disease," the nation's top doctor, Surgeon General Jerome Adams told CBS News on Tuesday. Doctor …

Black people are disproportionately hit hard by coronavirus. L.A. County is taking action
4 years, 9 months ago

Black people are disproportionately hit hard by coronavirus. L.A. County is taking action

LA Times  

Los Angeles County’s health services department will partner with a local private nonprofit university to expand testing access to South L.A. residents and analyze demographic data to better determine how diverse communities are being affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The university will also begin working with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to collect and analyze demographic data, …

L.A. releases first racial breakdown of coronavirus fatalities; blacks have higher death rate
4 years, 9 months ago

L.A. releases first racial breakdown of coronavirus fatalities; blacks have higher death rate

LA Times  

As cities across the nation report that coronavirus is killing blacks in disproportionate numbers, Los Angeles County health officials released preliminary data Tuesday that showed black residents were dying at a slightly higher rate than other races. The release follows recent findings that blacks are falling to the illness at higher rates than other races in cities like Chicago, Detroit, …

Democratic lawmakers call for racial data in virus testing
4 years, 9 months ago

Democratic lawmakers call for racial data in virus testing

Associated Press  

Democratic lawmakers are calling out an apparent lack of racial data that they say is needed to monitor and address disparities in the national response to the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter sent Friday to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, both from Massachusetts, said comprehensive demographic data on people who are …

US: Immigrants can seek coronavirus care without fear
4 years, 9 months ago

US: Immigrants can seek coronavirus care without fear

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The U.S. government says a new rule disqualifying more people from green cards if they use government benefits will not apply to immigrants with coronavirus or virus symptoms if they seek care. Citizenship and Immigration Services said late Friday that seeking treatment or preventive services won’t affect someone’s immigration status under the new, highly criticized public charge rule, …

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