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Health clinics are only now beginning to explore how the social determinants of health — housing, income, education — undermine the care asthmatic children receive.
View Comments Dr. Kevin Izard has heard it all when it comes to theories about why Blacks are hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The one that makes him chuckle is the vaccine contains microchips to track people. He said it would easier for “Dr. Evil” to hack the banking system than to make a chip small enough to be injected into someone’s bloodstream. “And why would somebody go through all the trouble to track you anyway when they can track you on your cellphone so much easier?” asked Izard, chair of family medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital and former president of the...
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As many await the COVID-19 vaccine, health leaders say don't forget about the other shot available right now.
Clinic aims to improve COVID-19 pandemic outlook in Black communities Researchers at Mayo Clinic are working with more than 100 Black churches and community medical centers to try to close the health gap. Author: Associated Press Updated: 8:15 AM EST December 26, 2020 Early in the pandemic, health care workers noted an alarming trend: people of color were dying at higher rates from COVID-19. This was happening in Wisconsin and continues across the country. Researchers at Mayo Clinic are working with more than 100 Black churches and community medical centers in ...