Health & Healthcare

As COVID-19 tears throughout the U.S., the coronavirus may not be the deadliest part of the pandemic. CNN reports that the resulting hunger crisis could kill more people than the disease itself, especially minorities. In fact, triple the amount of Black households report not having enough to eat during COVID-19, compared with white households. Further, the disparities of hunger all ladder up to broader racial injustice in the United States. To fight disproportionate hunger in communities of color, an interesting duo has joined forces.

Today, the United States finds itself in uncharted territory. While many states are in various stages of reopening, the virus surges to new heights across the south and west.

In India, almost 50 million people lack access to adequate sanitation, thereby increasing risks of water contamination leading to diseases. In 2017, the country still had the highest number of people practising open defecation in the world.

Some of the world’s top technology innovators are volunteering their time to competing for a chance to make telehealth services more widely available in disadvantaged communities in the U.S., through a corporate challenge that seeks to break down healthcare barriers intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The world was not prepared for the pandemic. Never before has the entire world experienced such strange times. Working and studying from home has now become the new norm. The world is desperate to find a cure for this pandemic.

Just about everything is shipped in a paper box including vital medical supplies and everyday items you buy at the grocery store. It’s also why recycling paper products and cardboard boxes has become even more critical to ensure there’s enough...

Stand Up To Cancer today announced a new $5 million grant from Bristol Myers Squibb to fund research and education efforts aimed at achieving health equity for underserved lung cancer patients, including Black people and people...

Lisa Ling talks with Dr. Francis Collins, Director, NIH about the latest on treatments and vaccines. Also, Harvard's Dr. Ashish Jha shares how the virus affects the body and Johns Hopkins' Dr. Tom Inglesby explains what the new data on spread means

Disability Equality Index, which provides a comprehensive benchmarking tool for corporations to self-report on their disability policies and practices, gave Intel a score of 100 for the third year in a row.