Tag: Health
Lag in Coronavirus Research Puts Pregnant Women and Babies at Risk
After months of asserting pregnant women were not at high risk for the coronavirus, the CDC recently released a study with sobering findings for expectant mothers. Experts say the data gaps are almost as worrisome as…
Judge orders Brazil to protect Indigenous people from ravages of COVID-19
Justice Luis Roberto Barroso gave the Brazilian government just three days to establish a crisis response team. The team must get check points installed on Indigenous lands – with military support if necessary – to prevent…
US Covid infection rate hits record high for 27th straight day
Fears of Going ‘Through Hell Again’ “With American lives on the line, the question now is whether members of the Republican Party will continue to stand by in silence as the President peddles fiction about a…
The Indian Health Service wants to return 1 million KN95 masks it bought from a former White House official
The former official, Zach Fuentes, is refusing to take back the masks even though IHS said they did not meet FDA standards. His company’s lawyer says the IHS is trying to cancel the order for “political…
Coronavirus deaths and those of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery have something in common: Racism
In Minneapolis, the memorial near the spot where George Floyd died while in police custody. Getty Images / Kerem Yucel by April Thames, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences The…
Tear gas is way more dangerous than police let on — especially during the coronavirus pandemic
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surfaces, and can cause long-term lung…
How a company misappropriated Native American culture to sell health insurance
Trump Care by Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News May 20, 2020 Jill Goodridge was shopping for affordable health insurance when a friend told her about O’NA HealthCare, a low-cost alternative to commercial insurance. The…
Total number of cases pass 4,000 on Navajo Reservation
90 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths reported as Navajo Nation surpasses all states in testing WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. The Navajo Department of Health in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo…
As Covid-19 Devastates Navajo Nation, Doctors Without Borders Dispatches Team to Battle Outbreak
“You’re telling people, ‘Wash your hands for 20 seconds multiple times a day,’ and they don’t have running water.” by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Tuesday, May 12 As the virus continues to lay bare systemic inequities…
Not all kids have computers – and they’re being left behind with schools closed by the coronavirus
by Morgan Polikoff, University of Southern California; Anna Rosefsky Saavedra, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and Shira Korn, University of Southern California May 8, The big idea Since…
Eerie emptiness of ERs worries doctors as heart attack and stroke patients delay care
Will Stone and Elly Yu, KPCC May 7, 2020 The patient described it as the worst headache of her life. She didn’t go to the hospital, though. Instead, the Washington state resident waited almost a week….
A mysterious illness is striking children amid the coronavirus pandemic
by Mark Hicar, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Critically ill children have been ending up in intensive care units with shock-like symptoms in recent weeks, adding yet…
EPA decides to reject the latest science, endanger public health and ignore the law by keeping an outdated fine particle air pollution standard
Diesel emissions are a major source of fine particle pollution by H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University May 1, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic and economic shutdown have temporarily produced clearer skies across the U.S. Meanwhile,…
Body bags Instead of requested Covid-19 testing kits for Native American clinic seen as cruel metaphor
“Are we going to keep getting body bags or are we going to get what we actually need?” by Eoin Higgins, staff writer Wednesday, May 6 A Seattle-area Native American health center in April received body…
COVID-19 cases surge at American Airlines ramps in Phoenix
COVID-19 cases surge at American Airlines ramps in Phoenix By Brandon Quester & Jude Joffe-Block Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting Phoenix At least 70 American Airlines ground crew workers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport…
Progressives call again for ‘Peoples Agenda’ with eyes towards next relief package
“No more waiting for ‘next time.’ Next time is now.” by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Sunday, April 3 As the Senate prepares to reconvene Monday, progressive organizations are encouraging people to put pressure on lawmakers to…
Los New Yorkers: Essential and Underprotected in the Pandemic’s Epicenter
In a city besieged, undocumented New Yorkers have been left outside public measures to help those impacted by the spread of the coronavirus. Instead, they weigh impossible choices: medical help and exposure, safety or sustenance. by…
Workers and bosses are caught in a reopening Catch-22
Pearl River In the United States when dealing with a program that is touted as a lifesaver for what will likely be fifty million unemployed workers and another program that is designed, ostensibly, to help…
Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes
Harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie, Sept. 4, 2009. NOAA/Flickr by Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI and Joseph D. Ortiz, Kent State University This story is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. For more…
The Trump Administration has put workers at coronavirus risk, Senators say
Citing ProPublica’s reporting, 22 Senate Democrats have asked the White House to explain its management of federal employee safety. by Maryam Jameel Wednesday, April 29, 3:40 p.m. EDT Democratic senators are questioning the Trump administration about…
Workers gear up for major May Day strike in pushback against unsafe conditions amid pandemic
One organizer explained that the goal is to “push back with large numbers against the right-wing groups that want to risk our lives by reopening the economy.” by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Workers at some of…
Wildfire smoke worsens coronavirus risk, putting firefighters in extra danger
by Luke Montrose, Boise State University As summer approaches, two forces of nature are on a collision course, and wildland firefighters will be caught in the middle. New research suggests that the smoke firefighters breathe…
Blood sugar levels may influence vulnerability to coronavirus, and controlling them through conventional means might be protective
by Adam M. Brufsky, University of Pittsburgh April 22, 2020 Can watching your blood sugar help fight COVID-19? Sugar is not only something that sweetens our food. It is also something that is an essential part…
Chronic conditions worsen coronavirus risk – here’s how to manage them amid the pandemic
Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia Amid the stress and confusion of coronavirus shutdowns and social distancing orders, it can seem to older patients as though everything is on pause. Clinics have postponed regular office visits. Patients…
