The Problem: Startling differences in the survival of Black babies depending on the race of the doctor delivering them.
December 17, 2020
JaMarcus Crews knew that diabetes could kill him so he did everything possible to get on a transplant list—shedding pounds, following his case worker’s instructions—only to be misdirected and repeatedly rebuffed. He also knew his diabetes put him at higher risk for COVID-…
December 17, 2020
If we wanted to, we could list a COVID-19 moment for every month of 2020.
December 16, 2020
Up to a third of the world’s people have no safety net to buffer COVID-19’s economic blows, a
December 9, 2020
Surging COVID-19 cases and politics that “fly in the face of sound science and data-driven policy,” have brought public health in America to “a moment of truth,” philanthropist Michael R.
November 23, 2020
On April 5, former BuzzFeed journalist Patrice Peck sent out the first installment of her brand new newsletter,
November 19, 2020
It’s been a big month for Loyce Pace. Last week, she was appointed to President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board—but as she pointed out on Twitter, “I still very much have a day job”—as president and executive director of Global Health Council.
October 29, 2020
When Philadelphia police shot and killed Water Wallace, Jr.—a 27-year-old Black man—it was the latest in a string of police killings that has forced a national reckoning with racism in law enforcement,
October 20, 2020
Racial bias is built into analytics software designed to target services to the neediest patients, according to a
October 19, 2020
A COVID-19 survey of more than 50,000 people in 50 US states surfaced at least 3 important takeaways: Good News: Testing results are getting back sooner. Bad News: They’re still not fast enough to help with contact tracing and…