About 57% of Americans ages 12 and up have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the CDC, but a small percentage of those people are still testing positive for the virus. We asked Dr. Reynold Panettieri, professor of medicine and pulmonary physician at...
Black and Hispanic people were especially hard-hit, though improvement is expected in 2021. Life expectancy declined 1.5 years in the United States in 2020 and by twice that much for Black and Hispanic people, largely due to the surge in deaths from COVID-19, federal...
Barbershop owners in Camden – like in many U.S. cities – are known as key influencers in the city, their shops being hubs of community conversation and information. True to form, a group of Camden barbers have now taken on the role of community ambassadors for the...
Please read Dr. Jimenez’ article in JAMA Network titled “Black and Latinx Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Mitigation Behaviors, Testing, and Vaccines”. Key Points Question What are the experiences of Black and Latinx communities during the...
Please read Dr. Dave’s article in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety titled, “Risk of clinically relevant hyperglycemia with metoprolol compared to carvedilol in older adults with heart failure and diabetes.” The prevalence of diabetes among older...
