Diversity Management, News and Updates
A new federal report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed a stark disparity on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted life expectancies for white, Hispanic and Black Americans between 2019 and 2020. According to the CDC, the overall life expectancy in the United States fell by a…
The University of Michigan released a study that shows women of color have higher rates of major birth problems. Many required emergency treatment such as blood transfusions — a staggering three-quarters of cases —for women suffering a serious hemorrhage. The study of 40,873 women between 2012-2015 revealed Black women had…
Two of the states that have had the most success with Obamacare are two states that have been among the most active in the Congressional efforts to repeal it: Kentucky and Arkansas. The Affordable Care Act’s main goal, besides lowering the cost of healthcare, is to insure the uninsured. So…
By Jasmine Evans Photo by Shutterstock A new study from Johns Hopkins University shows that emergency-room physicians are more likely to misdiagnose Black stroke patients. In fact, Blacks and patients from other underrepresented groups are 30 percent more likely than whites to be misdiagnosed. Researchers looked at emergency-room visit records…
By Chris Hoenig Photo by Shutterstock Women over age 65 are nearly twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s than men, according to a new report from the Alzheimer’s Association. The study found that one in six women over age 65 will suffer through the disease in her lifetime, compared with…
