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A total of 87,934 COVID-19 hospitalizations were included for the analysis. The majority of them were Hispanics (56.5%), followed by Whites (27.3%), Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American (9.9%), and Blacks (6.3%). The age distribution of the sample showed that the majority were between the ages 45–85 years. Among Hispanic hospitalizations, significant majority (43.9%) were in the […]
Meeting Someone Like Me A support group at Pennsylvania Hospital not only provides resources on how to manage symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, but also fosters friendship among the participants. The Support Group for Black Patients with Parkinson’s Disease, launched in February, serves as a space where patients in an underserved community can connect with those […]
A team of UMass Amherst faculty, librarians, staff, and students and their partners at the Pioneer Valley History Network (PVHN) are among the partnering projects awarded $349,803 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in support of the project “Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade,” also known as Enslaved.org, which is an open-access […]
Relatives of male Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas insisted Saturday that the “fight still isn’t over,” making another push for their loved ones to be released. As part of the truce brokered between Israel and Hamas, only Israeli women and child hostages have been given the go-ahead to be released. During a virtual […]
U.S. military outposts in Iraq and Syria are plagued by thefts of weapons and equipment, according to exclusive documents obtained by The Intercept that show militias and criminal gangs are systematically targeting U.S. forces. Military investigations launched earlier this year found that “multiple sensitive weapons and equipment” — including guided missile launch systems as well […]
Ready to head out and battle for Black Friday deals? Shoppers do still hit retail stores and malls in person for the big post-Thanksgiving shopping day, if not in the numbers of its full-contact melee-shopping, overnight lines heyday.
Key Points Question Is perceived interpersonal racism associated with stroke risk? Findings In this cohort study of 48 375 US Black women, those who reported experiencing interpersonal racism in situations involving employment, housing, and the police had an estimated 38% increased risk of stroke compared with women who reported no such experiences. Meaning These findings suggest […]
Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday in several states with key offices and issues on the line. In Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) is seeking a second term in a red state. In Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves . . .
From a hotel lobby in Pittsburgh, Miracle Jones had a warning for Joe Biden: the US president’s staunch backing for Israel in its war against Hamas is eroding support on the left and hurting his re-election chances in 2024. “The White House has lost a lot of people,” said Jones, a 35-year-old progressive political activist […]
Jan Birdsey, MPH1; Monica Cornelius, PhD1; Ahmed Jamal, MBBS1; Eunice Park-Lee, PhD2; Maria R. Cooper, PhD2; Jia Wang, MPH2; Michael D. Sawdey, PhD2; Karen A. Cullen, PhD2; Linda Neff, PhD1 (View author affiliations) View suggested citationSummary What is already known about this topic? Use of tobacco products in any form by youths is unsafe. What […]