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In Los Angeles, Latinos Hit Hard By Pandemic’s Economic Storm
In a national poll 63% of Latinos reported loss of household income due to the pandemic.
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As Fires And Floods Wreak Havoc On Health, New Climate Center Seeks Solutions
For the past month, record-breaking wildfires have torched millions of acres from the Mexican border well into Canada.
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Secret Safety Panels Will Pick The Coronavirus Vaccine Winners
Political pressure to rush pharmaceutical companies to prematurely greenlight a vaccine would undermine system for public safety.
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Battle Rages Inside Hospitals Over How Coronavirus Strikes And Kills
Front-line health care workers are locked in a heated dispute with infection control specialists; hospital administrators.
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Colleges’ Opening Fueled 3,000 Covid Cases A Day
Study shows reopening of colleges drove a massive coronavirus surge per day.
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How Families Are Keeping Halloween From Turning Into A Coronavirus Nightmare
The ongoing pandemic has forced families to change their plans this fall.
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Native Americans Feeling Double The Pain
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Hospitals Teeter On Financial Cliff As Coronavirus Medicare Loans Come Due
Hospital leaders fear it may come calling for repayment any day now.
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Lawmakers Focus On Price Of Insulin, While Others Rise Too
As drug prices spiral upward, politicians across the country have sought to address the problem.
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Signs Of An ‘October Vaccine Surprise’ Alarm Career Scientists
President Trump seems intent on announcing a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day.
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California’s Deadliest Spring In 20 Years Suggests Coronavirus Undercount
In July, California logged about 9,200 deaths officially attributed to the coronavirus.
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Trump-Biden Race Could Hinge On How Florida’s Pinellas County Swings
Fewer places loom as large in the race for the White House as Florida's largest swing county.
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Wildfires’ Toxic Air Leaves Damage Long After The Smoke Clears
Researchers have found that people’s lung capacity declined in the first two years after the wildfire smoke clears.
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Seniors Are Having Second Thoughts About Where To Live
Where do we want to live in the years ahead?
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Students’ Mass Migration Back To College Gets A Failing Grade
The use of prediction models by colleges; universities for infected students and staffers not getting a pass.
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Black Women Turn To Midwives To Avoid Coronavirus
Black women are looking to home birth not only to avoid the coronavirus, but to shun health system.
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Urban Hospitals Of Last Resort Cling To Life In Time Of Coronavirus
Experts fear that the economic damage inflicted by the pandemic will greatly affect urban hospitals.
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Tough To Tell Coronavirus From Smoke Inhalation Symptoms
With flu season on the way, America continues to battle wildfires; pandemic.
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Vaccine Trials Move At Warp Speed, But Recruiting Black Volunteers Takes Time
Participation in clinical trials for coronavirus vaccine among black people is low according to FDA stats.
