How cities lost precious time to protect African American residents from coronavirus
The slow release of statistics on the virus’s effect based on race was an early flare that the response to the disease would follow familiar racial lines. More
Why some smaller hospitals treating lots of COVID patients aren’t getting ‘high-impact’ federal aid
Some Chicago hospitals hit hardest by COVID-19 aren't getting any money under a $12 billion federal program aimed at helping hospitals survive the pandemic. Meanwhile, wealthy chains are getting plenty of "high-impact" payments from the fund within the CARES Act. More
Protesting Racism Versus Risking COVID-19: ‘I Wouldn’t Weigh These Crises Separately’
"White supremacy is a lethal public health issue that predates and contributes to COVID-19," public health experts say in an open letter as large protests erupt in cities across the United States. More
The Top U.S. Coronavirus Hot Spots Are All Indian Lands
Living conditions make it difficult to contain the virus's spread. More
When hard data are ‘heartbreaking’: Testing blitz in San Francisco shows Covid-19 struck mostly low-wage workers
The testing project is proving to be a national model, because of the challenges the organizers overcame and what it showed about the spread of Covid-19. More
In Large Texas Cities, Access To Coronavirus Testing May Depend On Where You Live
An NPR investigation shows that black and Latino neighborhoods in four large Texas cities have fewer coronavirus testing sites, leaving communities blind to potential COVID-19 outbreaks. More
Crowded housing and essential jobs: Why so many Latinos are getting coronavirus
Local governments struggle to offer isolation options, testing and Spanish-language help to hard-hit Latino neighborhoods. More
AI systems are worse at diagnosing disease when training data is skewed by sex
New research points to an issue AI researchers are increasingly worried about: Training systems on data skewed by sex could make them less accurate. More
More Than 1 in 5 Illinoisans Living in State Homes for Adults With Disabilities Have Tested Positive for the Coronavirus
In Illinois, at least 355 people who live in state-run homes for adults with disabilities have tested positive for the coronavirus. “They don’t know why their family has stopped coming to visit,” a relative said. More
Doctor navigates culture and stigma to address black mental health amid COVID-19
Dr. Rheeda Walker wrote “The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health,” which has seen an increase in popularity amid coronavirus More
The ‘us and them’ pandemic shows America is still impervious to black pain
“Not my problem” is not the right response to the coronavirus. More
The Striking Racial Divide in How Covid-19 Has Hit Nursing Homes
Homes with a significant number of black and Latino residents have been twice as likely to be hit by the coronavirus as those where the population is overwhelmingly white. More
Effects of Gender Bias and Stereotypes in Surgical Training
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effects of pro-male stereotypes on female surgical residents. More
Outbreak on edge of Navajo Nation overwhelms rural hospital
On the eve of New Mexico’s shutdown of bars and restaurants to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the city of Gallup came alive for one last night of revelry. More
The Black American Amputation Epidemic
Black patients were losing limbs at triple the rate of others. The doctor put up billboards in the Mississippi Delta. Amputation Prevention Institute, they read. He could save their limbs, if it wasn’t too late. More
VIDEO: Health Disparities and Hospitals
What can hospitals do to address health disparities in their communities? Vikas Saini and Shannon Brownlee answer questions about health disparities in this edition of our new video series, "Lown Hospitals Q&A." More
Coronavirus has been devastating to the Navajo Nation, and help for a complex fight has been slow
The Navajo Nation has a devastating coronavirus outbreak, and some on the reservation say U.S. government help has been slow and inadequate More
These 3 charts show how rural health care was weakened even before COVID-19
Even before the emergence of COVID-19, hundreds of rural hospitals sat on the verge of closure, and vital services like obstetrics, chemotherapy and orthopedics were drying up, according to new analysis from the Chartis Center for Rural Health. More
Despite Pandemic, Trauma Centers See No End To ‘The Visible Virus Of Violence’
A steady stream of gunshot victims continues to flow into a trauma center on Chicago’s South Side and many other metropolitan trauma centers. More
The Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Black Health Care Workers in the U.S.
The health care system is failing black Americans at every level. More