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COVID-19 exposes mistrust, health care inequality going back generations for African Americans

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

Courtesy Mia MunginBy AVERI HARPER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) -- Tanya Fields had textbook COVID-19 symptoms. She was lethargic, and experienced chills, body aches, fever and a dry cough. Rather than going to the hospital, she opted to recover in... Read More.

T.I. says coronavirus health disparities in black communities expose ‘systemic institutionalized racism’

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

iStock/ipopba(ATLANTA) -- BY: DEENA ZARURapper T.I. has joined forces with former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin to raise awareness about the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the African American community.“There’s systemic, institutionalized racism all about this... Read More.

COVID-19 outbreak infecting over 500 prisoners came from staff: Medical director

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

WTVC(PIKEVILLE, Tenn.) -- BY: BILL HUTCHINSONA novel coronavirus outbreak that has sickened 576 inmates at a Tennessee prison appears to have come from members of the staff, according to the facility's medical director.The alarming cluster of infections at the... Read More.

More children ingesting hand sanitizers due to manufacturing lapses: FDA

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

Alex Liew/iStockBy DR. DELARAM J. TAGHIPOUR, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- As the novel coronavirus epidemic continues, horrific stories have been reported of children becoming sick from drinking hand sanitizers.This week, the Food and Drug Administration warned that some of the... Read More.

Despite slow start, White House doubles down on testing partnership with retailers

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

Official White House Photo by D.Myles CullenBy OLIVIA RUBIN and MATTHEW MOSK, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on an effort to enlist major retailers to set up drive-through coronavirus testing locations around the country --... Read More.

‘Silent Hypoxics’: Docs warn of coronavirus link to mysterious low oxygen symptoms

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

Hailshadow/iStockBy DR. MARK ABDELMALEK and DR. JAY BHATT, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Dr. Sunny Jha, a University of Southern California anesthesiologist, recently treated a man in his 60s who tested positive for COVID-19. Since the disease is known to... Read More.

Upward mobility may be good for your mental health, but bad for your heart health

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

erdikocak/iStockBy DR. NANCY A. ANORUO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Decades of research have informed us that higher socioeconomic status (SES) often equates to better overall health.But what about people who were not born with high socioeconomic status, but earn... Read More.

After some cats test positive, CDC says social distancing applies to pets too

Monday, April 27 by ABC News

disqis/iStockBy LAURA ROMERO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After two feline friends in New York became the first U.S. household pets to test positive for the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says pet owners should take the... Read More.

Injecting healthy adults with live coronavirus provides moral dilemma, faster path to vaccine

Monday, April 27 by ABC News

Meyer & Meyer/iStockBy DR. ANGELA N. BALDWIN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase, it is clear an effective vaccine is urgently needed. With experts predicting 12 to 18 months before a vaccine... Read More.

In the ‘epicenter of the epicenter,’ were heart attacks a missed coronavirus warning?

Monday, April 27 by ABC News

jarun011/iStockBy SASHA PEZENIK, AARON KATERSKY, EDEN DAVID and DR. L. NEDDA DASTMALCHI, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- New York City officially earned the grim distinction of becoming the nation's coronavirus epicenter on March 20, but city records analyzed by ABC... Read More.

Sexual assaults have not stopped during coronavirus pandemic

Monday, April 27 by ABC News

Favor_of_God/iStockBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A person is sexually assaulted every 73 seconds in the United States, and every nine minutes the victim is a child, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, an... Read More.

9 ways coronavirus changed treating patients

Sunday, April 26 by ABC News

iStock/koto_fejaBy: DR. DELARAM J. TAGHIPOUR and DR. VINAYAK KUMAR (NEW YORK) -- The precipitous climb of COVID-19 has led to substantial changes in both the art and the science of medicine. Amid a global pandemic, doctors and nurses are learning... Read More.

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COVID-19 exposes mistrust, health care inequality going back generations for African Americans

T.I. says coronavirus health disparities in black communities expose ‘systemic institutionalized racism’

COVID-19 outbreak infecting over 500 prisoners came from staff: Medical director

More children ingesting hand sanitizers due to manufacturing lapses: FDA

Despite slow start, White House doubles down on testing partnership with retailers

‘Silent Hypoxics’: Docs warn of coronavirus link to mysterious low oxygen symptoms

Upward mobility may be good for your mental health, but bad for your heart health

Injecting healthy adults with live coronavirus provides moral dilemma, faster path to vaccine

In the ‘epicenter of the epicenter,’ were heart attacks a missed coronavirus warning?

Sexual assaults have not stopped during coronavirus pandemic

9 ways coronavirus changed treating patients

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