Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he would pursue "100 percent" health care coverage for black residents earlier this week as the state reports a disproportionately high number of coronavirus cases in the black community.“This is just the first commitment in making up for the inequality that Dr. King said was one of the most severe: inequality…

Hundreds of protesters, aided by a sympathetic City Council member, stormed Seattle's City Hall Tuesday night to demand the mayor's resignation, just days after seizing a six-block downtown zone that includes a shuttered police precinct.SEATTLE PROTESTERS DECLARE 'COP FREE ZONE' AFTER POLICE LEAVE PRECINCTDemonstrators remained peaceful, without reports of violence or injuries, but are pushing Mayor Jenny…

An international clinical trial has been launched after a cancer drug that targets the root cause of extreme inflammation showed promise in a preliminary study.Share on PinterestA cancer drug could be repurposed to help treat patients with severe COVID-19.In some people with mild or moderate COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, their condition…

Medical News Today stands with the black STEM community as academics and institutions around the world down tools today in support of the #ShutDownSTEM #ShutDownAcademia #Strike4BlackLives initiative. We need to acknowledge that science has a problem with racism. Black people and people of color are woefully underrepresented in academic and professional institutions focusing on science, technology, engineering,…

Philonise Floyd, George Floyd’s younger brother, told lawmakers on Wednesday he wants to ensure his brother’s death means change for the country. In an emotional opening statement at the House’s hearing on police brutality, Mr. Floyd described how his brother sacrificed for others in his life and tried to follow police orders on the day…