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Marcella Nunez-Smith to Lead Effort to Reduce Health Care Disparities

Nunez-Smith will address COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on minority communities.

’I’ve Tried Everything’: Pandemic Worsens Child Mental Health Crisis

Federal data show a nationwide surge of kids in mental health crisis during the pandemic.

NIH Launches Database to Track Neurological Symptoms of COVID-19

Effects of the body’s response to the coronavirus on the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscle can be particularly devastating.

Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated at Lower Rates Than White Americans

White residents are receiving COVID-19 vaccines at two to three times higher rates than Black residents in some states, according to data.
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Cancer Drug Shows Potent Activity in the Lab Against SARS-CoV-2, Including New Variants

Plitidepsin, derived from a sea squirt, may be far more potent than remdesivir against the coronavirus.
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First Lady Jill Biden visited a Whitman-Walker clinic to discuss health care, including cancer prevention, COVID-19 and broadband.

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Full-dose anticoagulation treatment for moderately ill COVID-19 patients reduced the need for ventilators.
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Health Issues Carried Weight on the Campaign Trail. What Could Biden Do in His First 100 Days?

Biden’s health agenda promises to expand the ACA and undo many of the steps taken by President Donald Trump to dismantle it.
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The ongoing COVID-19 crisis and repairing the economy should be President Biden’s first line of business, according to Latino voters.

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Health experts explain five reasons Americans should hold on to their masks.

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Gastrointestinal Symptoms Are Common in People With Cancer and COVID-19

People with both cancer and COVID-19 frequently report gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea and diarrhea.

Hispanic Federation Launches COVID-19 VIDA Initiative In Partnership With 14 Latino Community Health Clinics

Initiative will help Latino community health centers across the United States get Latinos vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Biden Selects Transgender Doctor as Assistant Health Secretary

Rachel Levine, MD, currently leads Pennsylvania’s health department and its response to COVID-19.

Biden Inauguration Will Include COVID-19 Memorial on Tuesday

The pre-inauguration event on January 19 will be a national moment of unity and remembrance.
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