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December 13, 2020
The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the U.S. were set to pull out of a…
December 12, 2020
The government gave the final go-ahead for the COVID-19 vaccine shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly…
December 9, 2020
To help demystify concerns and enable better-informed decision-making, here are 10 things Black Americans need to know about the vaccine.
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December 6, 2020
Speaking to a crowd of Trump supporters on November 7, Dr. Steven LaTulippe proclaimed that "COVID-19 is no more," despite…
December 6, 2020
Fighting in the African nation has led to the displacement of almost 1 million people and strain on local humanitarian…
December 5, 2020
Scientists are seeing promising results from the first studies testing gene editing for sickle cell which affects many Black people.
December 3, 2020
Black Americans comprise 13% of the American population but represent only 5 percent of U.S. doctors. That needs to change…
December 3, 2020
A lifelong political and cultural organizer, Alexis McGill-Johnson moved to mobilize Planned Parenthood’s 600 local centers amid the pandemic.
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November 29, 2020
The level of infection in the U.S. will not "all of a sudden turn around," Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top…
November 29, 2020
A government official says the farmer self-reported the symptoms and is cooperating with local authorities on the health incident.
November 29, 2020
A CDC order has averted a wave of evictions, housing advocates say, but tenants are increasingly falling through the cracks.
November 28, 2020
The three-week “safer at home” order, which takes effect Monday, bans most gatherings but stops short of a full shutdown…
November 26, 2020
A leader within the health industry has resigned because he did not want to wear a face mask amid the…
November 22, 2020
Housing Secretary Ben Carson is crediting unapproved, experimental treatments with saving his life after he became “desperately ill."
November 22, 2020
The acceleration of coronavirus cases is causing an existential crisis for America’s retailers, raising the odds of a "double-dip" recession.