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Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact

Loading the player… CHICAGO (AP) — Christy DeGallerie noticed a startling trend in her online group for coronavirus survivors: White patients got medications she’d never heard of, were offered X-rays and their doctors listened to their concerns. That wasn’t her experience. When the 29-year-old Black woman sought a COVID-19 test at a New York emergency… Read More »

COVID-Linked Syndrome Seen in Kids Found in Adults

Oct. 5, 2020 — Adults can develop a coronavirus-linked syndrome that’s similar to one seen in children, researchers report. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) has killed at least three patients and disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team, CNN reported. Like multisystem inflammatory syndrome… Read More »