Scientists and Others Stage a #Strike4BlackLives

How to Study Racial Disparities

Share this on WhatsApp As the United States grapples with the national reckoning over race prompted by the killing of George Floyd, it has become increasingly clear that even a pandemic does not strike equally. Nationwide, Black people have been 3.7 times as likely as white people to die of COVID-19, taking age into account; […]

A Tsunami of Dementia Could Be On the Way

Share this on WhatsApp We know by now that COVID-19 disproportionately affect adults 65 years and older, who are more likely to have severe outcomes. Older adults account for up to nearly two thirds of hospital admissions in the United States due to the coronavirus. On top of this, measures implemented to slow the spread […]

Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs Are Common, and Other Infections May Soon Be Resistant, Too

Share this on WhatsApp About half of women and more than one in 10 men will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime, with many people experiencing recurrent UTIs. These common bacterial infections, which can lead to painful urination, have been easily treated and cured with antibiotics for decades. But as a result […]