By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Nine leading European university hospitals are warning they will run out of essential medicines needed for COVID-19 patients in intensive care in less than two weeks as they are increasingly crushed by the pandemic. The European University Hospital Alliance said that without countries cooperating to ensure […]
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Nursing Home Infections, Deaths Surge Amid Lockdown Measures
By JIM MUSTIAN, BERNARD CONDON and CANDICE CHOI, Associated Press Nursing homes across the country have been in lockdown for weeks under federal orders to protect their frail, elderly residents from coronavirus, but a wave of deadly outbreaks nearly every day since suggests that the measures including a ban on visits and daily health screenings […]
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Salon Owner Fights to Survive
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com Owner of Mane Obsessionz salon in East Baltimore is symbolic of the struggle of many small business owners across the nation Black women are notorious for being serious about their hair. And Baltimore has historically been one of the leading cities in America when it comes to taking […]
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Lenny Moore Mourns Beloved Wife
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com According to those close to him, Baltimore Colt legend Lenny Moore is struggling mightily with the loss of his beloved wife of nearly 44 years, Edith A. Moore, who was buried on March 27. She was 92. Her funeral took place at Vaughn Greene Funeral Services on Liberty […]
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7 Ways to Boost Immunity
By Black Health Matters As coronavirus runs roughshod across the country, having an immune system functioning at its peak is critically important. Vitamins and supplements may promise to boost immunity, but there’s not much evidence to support these promises. Instead, give these tried-and-true approaches a go: Low- and moderate-intensity exercise lowers cortisol levels and helps […]
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Coalition Urges Gov. Hogan to Prevent a Health Crisis in Prisons and Jails
BALTIMORE — Gov. Larry Hogan should act to ensure that state and local agencies heed public health experts’ advice and take immediate steps to avoid a public health crisis in Maryland’s jails and prisons, wrote a coalition of groups and concerned individuals in a letter to the Governor today. In the letter, the coalition asks […]
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McDuffie Leads Efforts for Small Business, Race Relations During Pandemic
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com With non-essential businesses closed, restaurants under-operating and much of the nation’s capital shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (D) and the District of Columbia Council are working to assist small businesses during this hard time, while also keeping communities of color in […]
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Working From Home, Corona Style
By Jannette J. Witmyer Special to the AFRO Anyone who has never worked from home and parents who don’t normally home-school their children may find it all a tad overwhelming, trying to figure out where to begin. Under the circumstances, even experienced teleworkers may need to develop a strategy for their “new work-from-home normal.” Dana […]
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Coast Guard: Cruise Ships Must Stay at Sea with Sick Onboard
By FREIDA FRISARO and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has directed cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board while being sequestered “indefinitely” offshore during the coronavirus pandemic. The new rules outlined in a memo are required for ships in the district that […]
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Coronavirus Update: Deaths Continue to Mount in Intensifying Pandemic, Other Developments
By BRYAN GALLION, MALIKA BUDD and ANNA HOVEY Capital News Service WASHINGTON — The United States logged over 206,200 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and more than 4,500 deaths Wednesday afternoon, according to John Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering data dashboard, as the pandemic continued intensifying despite increased restrictions on people […]
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Acclaimed Houston Forward Times Columnist Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Admitted to ICU
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia More than 825,000 people around the globe have been infected with the novel coronavirus, including at least 175,600 in America. Now the coronavirus has hit a member of our family. Jeffrey L. Boney, a multi-award-winning writer for the Houston Forward Times and the National Newspaper Publishers […]
