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Clinical Research: On the Frontlines of Diversity and Inclusion
The importance of clinical research is widely recognized and while many decide to participate in clinical trials, there is a lack of representation of individuals from underserved
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NASCAR Fans React To A Noose Left In Bubba Wallace's Garage
And a delayed race at Talladega Monday became the first real test of NASCAR's ban of the Confederate
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‘If they come up with a vaccine, be careful’ - Louis Farrakhan to Black people amid Covid-19 - Face2Face Africa
Minister Louis Farrakhan, the leader of The Nation Of Islam, has urged Black people to be cautious of any future coronavirus vaccine as he claims America has a record of not being trustworthy when it comes to the health of non-white citizens. The 87-year-old gave this warning on the 4th of July
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How a clinical trial participant became an advocate for the Sickle Cell community
Shauna Whisenton was once an individual living with sickle cell disease
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Anti-Columbus Sentiment Rocks Ohio City Named After The Explorer
Statues of Christopher Columbus are being dismantled, torn down or removed in cities across the
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The man who warned in 2018 that America was unprepared for a pandemic says: ‘The U.S. squandered every possible opportunity to control the coronavirus’
On the anniversary of the 1918 flu, Ed Yong warned of another pandemic. He says the U.S. must learn the lessons from the past seven months, adding, ‘COVID-19...
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Africa: Confirmation of Africa's Historical Rejection in the Wake of COVID-19
With no clinical trials conducted in Africa, researchers have emphasized that Africa's Covid-19 research should be tailored to the
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India Sees A Change Sparked By Black Lives Matter Movement : NPR
Black Lives Matter movement has sparked a change in Indian society — from Bollywood celebrities tweeting support for racial justice in the U.S. to manufacturers nixing popular skin-whitening creams.
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Nigeria: NCDC Issues New Guidelines On Discharge of COVID-19 Patients
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Thursday unveiled new guidelines for the treatment of COVID-19 patients, which will quicken their discharge from isolation and treatment
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Another Black Private Equity Banker Pays Off HBCU Student’s Tuition at Graduation
Frank Baker and his wife Laura Day Baker, gifted Spelman College $1 million to offset the tuition for 50 high-achieving graduates that had tuition balances and needed
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Minneapolis Crowd Protests Black Man's Death While In Police Custody
In Minnesota, the mayor of Minneapolis says four police officers involved in the death of a black man while in police custody have been
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The Scientist Behind the Ebola Cure is Black ⋆
Ebola can no longer be called an incurable disease thanks to Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe, a virologist from Congo who was the first scientist to discover the deadly virus in
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Trump to finish drug regimen 'in day or 2'
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will finish his preventative hydroxychloroquine regimen "in a day or
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How "You" Can Change the Future of Healthcare! | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
Given the recent increase in attention to the topic of clinical research in the wake of the pandemic, it is important, now more than ever, for people of color to talk to their healthcare providers about the possibility in participating in clinical
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Madagascar announces plans for COVID-Organics capsules
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Black People More Likely Than Whites and Latinos to Know Someone Who Died from COVID-19
A recent poll determined Black Americans are more likely to know someone who died from COVID-19 compared to white and Latino
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AU, Madagascar to test herbal Covid-19 remedy
The African Union (AU) will test the controversial herbal remedy for Covid-19 from
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In Weekend Events, Trump Casts Himself As Defender Of American Heritage : NPR
In remarks over the Fourth of July holiday, President Trump warned of "angry mobs" erasing American history and values. But other factors are likely to play bigger roles in his reelection effort.
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Ex-Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged With Felony Murder
A district attorney in Atlanta charged a former police officer with felony murder in Friday's shooting death of Rayshard
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Should Black Americans Still Be Leary of Clinical Trials? | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
Facts are facts, without higher levels of participation among African Americans, we will never unlock the root causes The post Black Americans Still Wary of Clinical Trials appeared first on BlackDoctor.org.
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Black Bookstores Face Increased Demand Amid Protests Against Racism : NPR
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Aurora, Colorado Mayor On New Probe Into Death Of Elijah McClain
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Mike Coffman, mayor of Aurora, Colorado where Elijah McClain, a Black man, died after police officers forcefully detained him in August
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What It Is Like To Be A Black Police Officer, Pt.2
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Isaiah McKinnon, Cheryl Dorsey and Vincent Montague, three police officers of different generations, about what changes they envision for the law
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Algeria extends virus lockdown until June 13
The Algerian government on Thursday extended its strict containment measures throughout most of the country until June 13, urging the population to “continue its citizen mobilization” in order to stop the Covid-19 pandemic that has claimed 630
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KING: NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez has been talking with senior administration
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NASA To Rename Headquarters After Its 1st Black Female Engineer Mary W. Jackson
NASA announced Wednesday it will rename its headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, the agency's first African-American female engineer. Her contributions were highlighted in the 2016 film Hidden Figures.
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Black-Owned Laboratory Uses Artificial Intelligence-Based Drug Discovery Platform to Develop Treatment for COVID-19 | Afro
The development of ENU200, as a therapeutic, is targeted to treat the up to 80% of asymptomatic, mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 viral
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Black Americans Still Wary of Clinical Trials | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
Yet, studies show Black Americans continue to distrust medical research and clinical trials, apparently a lasting legacy of the infamous Tuskegee experiment which was shut down more than three decades
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Critics Accuse Trump Of Fueling Racial Tensions For Political Purposes
After the president tweeted and deleted a video of an apparent supporter shouting "white power," NPR's Noel King asks conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg if that was part of a political
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Minorities wanted for COVID-19 testing
In addition, sterilizing Native American women without their consent, and the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment, led to a justifiable fear and luck of trust by people of color regarding clinical trial participation in the
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