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Blacks are hospitalized for COVID-19 at four times the rate of whites, Medicare claims data shows

Medicare claims data shows Blacks were hospitalized with COVID-19 at a rate nearly four times higher than whites. Blacks had the highest hospitalization rate, with 465 per 100,000. Hispanics had 258 hospitalizations per 100,000. Asians had 187 per 100,000, and whites had 123 per 100,000. The disparities go beyond race and ethnicity and suggest the… Read More: Blacks are hospitalized for COVID-19 at four times the rate… »

9 things I learned from sitting in a cancer ward for four weeks

After the death from cancer of BBC presenter Rachel Bland, editor Anna Magee reflects on what she has learned after losing her mother to cancer nine weeks ago Last night it was revealed that BBC presenter Rachel Bland died, two years after first being diagnosed with breast cancer. Her husband Steve broke the news yesterday… Read More: 9 things I learned from sitting in a cancer ward… »

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