Pfizer vaccine for kids may not be available until November
Pfizer has submitted research to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine in children but the shots may not be available until November.
Lower death rates for Black moms is goal of California bill
California has among the lowest death rates nationally among pregnant women and new mothers, but the numbers for Black mothers tell a different story. They were six times more likely to die within a year of pregnancy than white women from 2014 to 2016 and had a higher rate of death than Black women nationally from 2014 to 2017, the most recent time frame for which data is available.
Passage of Recreational Cannabis Laws Leads to Some Rise In Use But Not For All Demographics
The U.S. is seeing an increased use of cannabis resulting from its legalization for recreational purposes, according to a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings showed that passage of the laws led to a rise in the odds of past-year and past-month cannabis use among individuals of Hispanic, Other and non-Hispanic white race/ethnicity compared to the period prior to enacting laws for recreational use.
Coronavirus Files: CDC endorses boosters for at-risk workers; Triage scores biased against Black patients
Black COVID-19 patients at disadvantage during COVID triageAs hospitals overflow with delta patients, parts of the U.S. are at or close to the point when doctors have to choose who gets treatment based on who is more likely to survive. But at least one common method used to score a person’s chances of survival seems to undervalue Black lives, according to two new studies. A popular, 25-year-old scoring system based on measures from several organ systems gave higher ratings — indicating lower chances of survival — to Black COVID-19 patients than other races admitted at Yale New Haven Health System Hospitals in Connecticut.
IEHP Celebrates 25 Years of “Doing the Right Thing”
Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is celebrating 25 years of service this September. Serving 1.4 million residents, contracting with over 6,700 providers, and employing nearly 2,500 team members, the health plan is honoring this momentous milestone by continuing to embark on a strategic path forward.
