Covid-19: Hope During and Beyond the Pandemic
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BLACK PASTORS DECLARE STATE OF EMERGENCY REGARDING AFRICAN-AMERICAN COVID-19 DEATHS
In their letter, the pastors said they “decry the callous and misguided rhetoric from places of power that blames Blacks for these deaths." Photo: YouTube Black pastors from…
DEMOCRATIC HEALTH LEADERS TO TRUMP: MILLIONS NEED HEALTH COVERAGE
Democratic health leaders also called on the Trump administration to use all administrative tools available to assist the millions affected by the coronavirus pandemic in accessing health insurance…
WE MUST REIMAGINE MEDICINE TO PROTECT VULNERABLE FROM CORONAVIRUS
Callinan: "As the nation grapples to contain and treat patients with COVID-19, we’re rethinking how we care for people with other serious or terminal illnesses...medicine must adapt accordingly."…
CHICAGO MAYOR FINDS RACIAL IMPACT OF COVID-19 “EXTREMELY TROUBLING”
Through Sunday, April 5, 1,824 Black Chicagoans...had been diagnosed with COVID-19...72% of the city’s deaths have been among Black Chicagoans, though Black Chicagoans make up just 30% of…
AFRICAN-AMERICANS DYING AT HIGH RATES OF COVID-19
The coronavirus entered Milwaukee from a white, affluent suburb. Then it took root in the city’s black community and erupted. Photo: YouTube No, the coronavirus is not an…
COVID-19 MAKES IT CLEAR HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT
Rev. Jackson: "The U.S. spends about twice as much per capita for its patchwork health-care system than most industrialized countries. Why were we caught with such shortages of…
DEMOCRATS: FUNDING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS VITAL IN BATTLING COVID-19
CHCs should receive “the highest levels of funding...Community Health Centers are at the frontlines of this crisis.” Photo: Facebook Funding Community Health Center is vital now says Senator…
NURSES DEMAND IMMEDIATE TESTING OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FOR COVID-19
Hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 outbreak are yet to be tested, despite reports of waves of infections. Photo: YouTube The AFT…
COULD A CUBAN DRUG BE THE ANSWER TO COVID-19?
“The Cuban pharmaceutical industry guaranteed Saturday the production of the 22 drugs used for the treatment of the COVID-19 coronavirus, especially Interferon Alpha 2B, which has proven to…