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Patients taking immunosuppressive drugs did not have worse COVID-19 outcomes People taking immunosuppressive drugs to prevent organ transplant rejection or to treat inflammatory or autoimmune diseases do not fare worse than others on average when they are hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Estimates suggest that there are approximately 10 million immunocompromised people in the U.S. alone. Suppression of the immune system has been considered a potentially major risk factor for severe and fatal COVID-19 beca...

Springfield Diocese hires ‘neutral’ agency to gather input from sex abuse victims to improve accountability, prevention Updated Jan 07, 2021; 8 Facebook Share A Deerfield-based organization contracted by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield is seeking help from clergy sexual abuse survivors as it develops recommendations for the diocese to improve prevention and accountability. The announcement that recruitment of survivors who were sexually abused by Catholic priests, sisters and other members of the church community is underway by Stop It Now! for an independent report to the dioc...

Springfield Diocese plans continued reforms in handling of clergy sexual abuse claims Updated Jan 03, 2021; Posted Jan 03, 2021 Daniel Ford, left, a retired superior court judge, is chairman of the 10-member Task Force on the Response to Sexual Abuse within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield. On his right in this Dec., 14, 2020 photo is Jeffrey Trant, director of the diocese's Office of Safe Environment and Victim Assistance. (Don Treeger | The Republican) Facebook Share The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield will move forward in 2021 with a new bishop at the helm and building on ...

As a new bishop for the Springfield Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church enters, so too does the hope that renewed transparency will serve to better confront and mend the wounds inflicted by the church’s lengthy history of systemic sexual abuse and cover-up. The Rev. William D. Byrne, installed Monday to lead the diocese that includes Berkshire County, has done well to set a hopeful tone by ushering in a significant change already. The diocese will expand its list of credibly accused priests to include those who died before survivors brought abuse allegations, meaningfully acknowledging ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 13 December 2020 United Kingdom-based real estate practitioner, Yemi Edun, tells TOFARATI IGE about the real estate business and other issues You were recently named as one of the UK’s most influential black people in ‘The Powerlist 2021’. What do you think merited you that honour? I did not start this journey thinking of recognition. My hard work, learning fast, earning trust and adding value to clients and the community in general must have influenced the judges’ opinion. Also, inspiring people in the industry and breaking the various glass ceili...