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Covid deaths in Canada linked to dementia, Alzheimer's


Covid deaths in Canada linked to dementia, Alzheimer s
Dementia and Alzheimer s disease were the most common medical conditions linked with all Covid-19 deaths reported in 2020 in Canada, the media reported.
  |  17 May 2021 5:08 AM GMT
TORONTO: Dementia and Alzheimer s disease were the most common medical conditions linked with all Covid-19 deaths reported in 2020 in Canada, the media reported.
The brain disorders were the most common comorbidity among women (41 per cent), while among men, it was the second most common comorbidity at 31 per cent, CTVnews.ca reported citing a new report from Statistics Canada.
Of all Covid-19 deaths in 2020, dementia or Alzheimer s was reported on 36 per cent of Covid-19 death certificates, the report said. ....

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Retired Black players say NFL brain-injury payouts show bias


Retired Black players say NFL brain-injury payouts show bias
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MICHELLE R. SMITHMay 14, 2021 GMT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for payouts in the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims, a system experts say is discriminatory.
Former Washington running back Ken Jenkins, 60, and his wife Amy Lewis on Friday delivered 50,000 petitions demanding equal treatment for Black players to Senior U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody in Philadelphia, who is overseeing the massive settlement. Former players who suffer dementia or other diagnoses can be eligible for a payout. ....

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Black Men Have Lower Cognitive Skills Than White Men, NFL Asserts In Brain Injury Lawsuits


Black Men Have Lower Cognitive Skills Than White Men, NFL Asserts In Brain Injury Lawsuits
On 5/14/21 at 5:07 PM EDT
Former NFL players who suffer from dementia or other brain injuries may be entitled to payouts under the NFL s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims but the league uses a scoring algorithm that requires former Black players to score lower for cognitive skills than their white counterparts to receive an award which has been called race-norming.
The settlement is overseen by senior U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody, who was handed 50,000 petitions on Friday by former Washington running back Ken Jenkins, 61, and his wife Amy Lewis. The petitions call for equality in how former Black football players cognitive skills are evaluated in order to get a portion of the settlement. ....

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