Data from the United Kingdom confirm that males, older people, and those with underlying health conditions have a higher risk of COVID-19 death. They also indicate that black, Asian, and ethnic minority individuals also face a heightened risk not entirely explained by preexisting health factors.Share on PinterestNew research suggests that being black, Asian, or part…
Customers buy fruit and vegetables from a stall at Whitechapel market in east London. Photo: AFP Despite only making up 14 per cent of the country’s population, ethnic minorities represent a third of the patients in intensive care with Covid-19 They were also more likely to be in low-paid jobs or be key workers, which…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…