By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Workplace exposure to the new coronavirus is a major reason for Hispanic Americans’ disproportionately high COVID-19 death rate, a new study claims. In 2020, Hispanics accounted for 19% of the U.S. population but nearly 41% of … Read more
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Even after suffering a stroke, many Hispanic Americans still have uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure or other conditions that raise their risk of a repeat one, a new study finds. The study involved 404 Hispanic adults with a history of stroke or “mini-stroke,” … Read more
Online sign-ups a hurdle Many older adults “don’t have the skills” to sign up online, Ramirez said. “They might not even have a computer,” she added. “Just the insistence that our elected officials and the people who set up the vaccine distribution for them to use technology as the first … Read more
Many people lost their jobs due to the pandemic. People in lockdown also were more likely to eat poorly, drink more alcohol and use drugs. Schold noted that overdoses have increased during the pandemic, a sign that progress has faltered in the nation’s struggle with its opioid epidemic. Further, a substantial number of people … Read more