Racial gap in US stroke deaths widened during pandemic
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 23, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — The longstanding racial gap in U.S. stroke death rates widened dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, government researchers said Thursday.
Stroke death rates increased for both Black and white adults in 2020 and 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. But the . . .