Doctors fear more death as Dakotas experience virus ‘sorrow’

Abbott, Cleveland Leigh (1892–1955)

Cleveland Leigh Abbott was born December 9, 1892 in Yankton, South Dakota. He is most remembered for his coaching career at Tuskegee Institute (now University) in

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Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 study - Black News Channel

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the first large study that primarily enrolled Hispanics and Blacks. Switzerland-based

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Riverside County Watch-listed as COVID-19 Hospitalizations Spike

Today, as the number of COVID-19 cases exceeds 2.2 million nationally and the country’s death toll rapidly approaches 120,000, California is among the growing number of states contributing to these rising

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Stay Ready: DJ Khaled Wears Full Hazmat Suit To Dentist Appointment

Although he was stepping out, he made sure to let fans know that he’s very aware of the recently reported record high influx in COVID-19 cases in multiple states including Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and

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Black Baseball in Minnesota: The Pipestone Black Sox

In the following article historian Bruce A. Glasrud follows the exploits of an all black baseball team in the southwestern Minnesota town of Pipestone in the 1920s which at the time had virtually no black residents. Nonetheless the team competed with other white, all-black, and racially integrated

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12 days in a coma: Cape Town man learns how to eat with knife and fork after Covid-19 anguish | News24

Henry Alexander from Cape Town had to relearn how to walk and how to use a knife and fork to eat after suffering a critical case of Covid-19.

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VIDEO: Doctors grapple with tough conditions in Mumbai’s slums amid pandemic | Afro

It gets very hot in the sun,” said Dr. Palak Kaserwal, who leads a 10-member team of doctors and nurses screening COVID-19 patients in claustrophobic shanties in

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As coronavirus cases skyrocket, officials make unusual plea for July Fourth parties - L.A. Focus Newspaper

If you really have to go, wear a mask, wash your hands and maintain social distancing. And if you must host, keep the information of all attendees for future contact

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Cameroon: Govt Opens Schools Amid COVID-19 Spike

Speaking on Cameroon state media CRTV on Sunday, Cameroon prime minister Joseph Dion Ngute said president Paul Biya ordered schools that he closed last March 17 as part of measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus to reopen on June 1st because 3, 630 of the 6, 380 COVID-19 patients in the

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Uganda: COVID-19 Frontline Workers At Jinja Hospital Strike Over Allowance

Jinja — The discharge of the first COVID-19 patient from Jinja Hospital on Thursday was marred by a strike that was staged by 40 health workers who are demanding their unpaid daily

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#StayWoke The Oklahoma Eagle Editorial: Dangerous Times For African Americans | The Oklahoma Eagle

With the stress involved with shuttering in, loss of jobs, and other social pressures there has been a noticeable hike in racist incidents and police

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'I Won': SZA Declares Victory After New Jersey Votes To Legalize Recreational Weed - Blavity

With the results of the 2020 presidential election still pending, one early revelation from election season is that Americans want to rewrite the narrative around marijuana. In several states, voters elected to decriminalize or legalize weed and other recreational narcotics. According to

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Inside A Black Family’s Cross-Country RV Trip

That’s what the majority of my friends said when I told them my husband and 6-month-pregnant self were suddenly thinking of taking our 5-year-old son on a cross-country road trip in an

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Under-representation of minority populations in clinical trials contributory factor in health care inequities; Free virtual event seeks to educate Chicago on the benefits of participation | Chicago Defender

The FDA recently showcased the demographic characteristics of study volunteers in clinical trials for drugs that gained approval in 2019. Of the 46,391 participants, nine percent of study volunteers were Black/African American, the same percentage were Asian, and 18 percent were Hispanic. This lack

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State to give $5,000 grants for struggling renters | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Homeowners are eligible for $15,000 grants Crusader Staff Report Tenants who are struggling to pay their rent can apply for a $5,000 grant through a $300 million program that is aimed to help residents during the coronavirus pandemic. The program is funded by the federal CARES Act and offers rental

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Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge - Black News Channel

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Rural Jerauld County in South Dakota didn't see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to August. But over the last two weeks, its rate of new cases per person soared to one of the highest in

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Uganda: COVID-19 Patients Overwhelm Designated Health Facilities

Gulu Regional Referral Hospital is one of the health facilities that has been stretched beyond its capacity as the number of cases continue to

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S. Africa to begin Africa's first COVID-19 vaccine trial

As South Africa prepares to launch the continent’s first coronavirus vaccine trial, the Rainbow Nation has opened a new field hospital for people with COVID-19 in a de-commissioned Volkswagen

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US reports over 60,590 COVID-19 cases in 1 day, 929 new deaths

COVID-19 cases are rising as the third wave of the coronavirus surges across the nation. On Tuesday alone, 60,598 new... View Article The post US reports over 60,590 COVID-19 cases in 1 day, 929 new deaths appeared first on TheGrio.

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12 days in a coma: Cape Town man learns how to eat with knife and fork after Covid-19 anguish | News24

Henry Alexander from Cape Town had to relearn how to walk and how to use a knife and fork to eat after suffering a critical case of Covid-19.

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Magufuli's bold plan to reopen colleges

Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday said he was ready to open schools, sports leagues and airlines as the country continues to fight

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Louisiana Bill Would Mandate 3-Year Minimum Sentence For Trespassing On Fossil Fuel Sites

Now a new bill hastily making its way through the Louisiana State Legislature would dramatically increase those penalties for trespassing on fossil fuel sites during a state of emergency, setting a mandatory minimum of three years in prison “at hard labor” and a maximum of 15 years, and up to

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Southern, Eileen Jackson (1920-2002)

Eileen Southern was among the first generation of musicologists focused on studying, preserving, and teaching the history and traditions of African American music. She was also the first female African American faculty member at Harvard

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Study: Men Twice As Likely To Die From Coronavirus Than Women

Men are being hit harder by COVID-19 than their female counterparts, according to a new study. “Women have a better response to infections than men do,” Dr. Richard Pomerantz, of Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital. “Their immune system is more revved up to deal with infection.” Remember you can always

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Guyana participating in WHO clinical trial seeking effective treatment for COVID-19

Guyana is participating in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “Solidarity” clinical trial with several treatments being used to treat COVID-19 patients in the

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Jackpot! Expansion of gambling in the US wins big at polls - Black News Channel

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. gambling industry won big at the polls Tuesday, with three states authorizing legal sports betting and three others either approving or expanding casino gambling. Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana approved sports betting. That

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Happy Birthday, Nat Love!

Nat Love, also known as Deadwood Dick, was an African-American cowboy after the American Civil

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Scottsboro Boys Trial

First Scottsboro trial began in Scottsboro, Alabama. Trial of nine Black youths accused of raping two white women on a freight train became a cause celebré.

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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Nigeria Won't Suspend Hydroxychloroquine Trial - NAFDAC

Barely 24 hours after the World Health Organisation (WHO) suspended all clinical trials for hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said the trial will continue in

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Trump is taking the latest in COVID-19 treatments

WITH 74-year-old US President Donald Trump and 50-year-old first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the novel coronavirus, what are the best proven treatments for them and other patients?We are both physician-scientists at the University of Virginia. We care for COVID-19 patients and conduct

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