Category: COVID-19
Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress.
The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite...
Read More
The Scorching Truth: Extreme Heat is a Wake-Up Call to Act on Climate Change
Heat waves cause or exacerbate a host of illnesses. Air quality is generally worse during extreme heat — a wake-up call to tackle the climate crisis head on.
Read More
Why the CDC Has Recommended New COVID-19 Boosters for All
Everyone over the age of 6 months should get the latest COVID-19 booster, not just high-risk groups, a federal expert panel recommends.
Read More
How Polio Crept Back Into the U.S.
The U.S. is seeing signs that the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up new vulnerabilities to diseases long in retreat such as polio, which is highly contagious and potentially deadly.
Read More
Boost Now or Wait? Many Wonder How to Ride Out Covid’s Next Wave
By Sam Whitehead and Arthur Allen Gwyneth Paige didn’t want to get vaccinated against covid-19 at...
Read More
2022: A New Year of Hope and Healing
2022 is the perfect time for Black women to embrace healing, hope and moving beyond the pandemic by protecting their mental health.
Read More
CDC Tracks Only a Fraction of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections
The CDC mostly stopped tracking COVID-19 in vaccinated people, also known as breakthrough cases, unless the illness led to hospitalization or death.
Read More
7 Back-to-School Tips Doctors Want You to Know About COVID-19
Doctors offer parents back-to-school advice for students who are taking in-person classes and participating in extracurricular activities during the pandemic.
Read More
Pandemic Shows Black Americans Among Groups at Higher Risk for Suicide
By Aneri Pattani August 23, 2021 This story is a collaboration between KHN and “Science...
Read More
Black Women Come Up Short on Funds and Food in COVID-19 Pandemic
How Village Minds Addresses a National Crisis, One Bag of Groceries at a Time By Marissa Evans...
Read More
‘Unintended Consequences’: The Rubber Industry’s Toxic Legacy in Akron
The jobs that a whole generation of factory workers held in Akron and other cities are mostly gone, but the health effects of the toxins they worked around every day still linger.
Read More
Black Churches Work to Combat Vaccine Fears
Black churches are key to reaching African Americans about vaccines, especially older generations more vulnerable to COVID-19, public health advocates say.
Read More
