Daily Archives: June 25, 2020

Pregnant Women at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19, CDC Says

Infected mothers-to-be are five times more likely than their nonpregnant counterparts to be hospitalized and almost twice as likely to require mechanical ventilation, the CDC reports. Medscape Medical News …read more

Do We See Black Patients Differently?

California state senator Richard Pan, MD, calls on colleagues to address long-standing medical racism. Even well-meaning physicians, he says, can contribute to ongoing problems in Black healthcare. Medscape Medical News …read more

Did Hospital Administrators Impede a Racial Profiling Investigation?

Federal regulators are investigating a hospital accused of racial profiling. Hospital staff said administrators appeared to hide documents and discouraged cooperation with an initial state inquiry. ProPublica …read more