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Minorities substantially underrepresented in pancreatic cancer clinical trials Despite the fact that certain racial and ethnic minorities get pancreatic cancer more often, are diagnosed at a younger age and die sooner, clinical trials fail to include representative proportions of non-White patients at every phase of study, according to research that was selected for presentation at Digestive Disease Week ® (DDW) 2021. We see disparities in representation across all kinds of clinical trials, so...

 E-Mail Bethesda, MD (May 14, 2021) -- Despite the fact that certain racial and ethnic minorities get pancreatic cancer more often, are diagnosed at a younger age and die sooner, clinical trials fail to include representative proportions of non-White patients at every phase of study, according to research that was selected for presentation at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2021. "We see disparities in representation across all kinds of clinical trials, so we were not surprised to see that it...

During her visit to Chicago, Harris will be focusing on efforts to make sure that all people have equal access to vaccinations.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- In the last week there has been a strong push to get coronavirus vaccination shots to those in African American and Latino communities. California even announced it will set aside 40% of their doses for those living in hard hit zip codes. Sunday at least two East Bay Baptist churches offered COVID-19 vaccines to those who qualify, but some are still very skeptical of getting the shot or shots. Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who is 86-years-old, told ABC7 News Su...

The Rev. Jim Thurman counts himself among the converts who recognize the importance of taking a COVID-19 vaccine

HUNTINGTON — The ability of the Ohio governor to issue public health orders during a pandemic would be restricted under a bill in the Ohio House that is the GOP’s

Systemic racism and trauma feeds vaccine hesitancy for Black Canadians The National2 months ago 5:42 Despite being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, many Black Canadians are hesitant to take a vaccine. Local governments have made commitments to build trust, but that work is just beginning.5:42

Some vaccines have arrived By Vivian Blevins - Contributing columnist With the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, questions are being asked: “Should I take it or not? Should I wait for the Moderna vaccine? Should I wait to see how those who’ve taken it in the U.K. are faring? Should I pay attention to all the messages on Facebook? (African American author Roxanne Gay recently chastised actor Letitia Wright for sharing misinformation via a video about vaccines and COVID-19: “Think...

Family of Tuskegee Syphilis Study participant say they’ll take COVID-19 vaccine © ABC Lillie Tyson Head pictured with family photos. Lillie Tyson Head and her daughter, Carmen Head Thornton, have reason to be skeptical about the COVID-19 vaccine. After all, it was Head’s father, Freddie Lee Tyson, who was unknowingly recruited into the now-infamous Syphilis Study at Tuskegee. A sharecropper in Alabama in 1932, Tyson was one of 623 Black men recruited for the U.S. Public Health study a...

Some vaccines have arrived By Vivian Blevins - Contributing columnist With the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, questions are being asked: “Should I take it or not? Should I wait for the Moderna vaccine? Should I wait to see how those who’ve taken it in the U.K. are faring? Should I pay attention to all the messages on Facebook? (African American author Roxanne Gay recently chastised actor Letitia Wright for sharing misinformation via a video about vaccines and COVID-19: “Think...