This story was originally published by Prism. After medical personnel induced an undocumented woman into a coma, administrators in a hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, are trying to deport her to the Dominican Republic, despite the risks to her life and her husband’s opposition. The hospital is pushing through its decision, known as medical deportation, even though it is technically illegal… Source Source / Read More: A Pennsylvania Hospital Is Attempting to Deport an Undocumented Woman in a Coma
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CDC Finds Huge Racial Disparities in Access to COVID Treatment Paxlovid
New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals deep racial disparities in access to Paxlovid, a drug commonly used to treat COVID-19 infections for higher-risk patients, raising longstanding concerns about racism within the health system as officials fear an explosion of COVID cases over the winter. The CDC’s “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report” released on Friday includes data showing that Black patients were prescribed Paxlovid for outpatient COVID treatment 36 percent less than white patients from April to July 2022, a period of time when Paxlovid became widely available and use of the drug surged. Compared…