Health Rewind: Is Racism Behind Thomas Eric Duncan’s Death?
Plus, Black men 21 times more likely to be killed by police.
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Duncan’s Family Wonder Was Racial Bias Behind Ebola Death - Thomas Eric Duncan’s family has expressed concern about the quality of care he received before he died last week. The Associated Press reported that potential hospital flaws might be behind why Duncan wasn’t treated quicker for Ebola. Yet, hospital officials claim that Duncan didn’t receive a blood transfusion from other Ebola patients, like former white patients did, because Duncan's blood type didn't match. (Photo: AP Photo/Wilmot Chayee)
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Black Men 21 Times More Likely to Be Killed by Police - According to a recent study, young African-American men ages 15-19 are 21 times more likely to be killed by the police than whites. Researchers found that during the years 1980-2012, 41 teens (14 years or younger) were reportedly killed by police: 27 of them were Black; eight were white; for were Latino and one was Asian, the Huffington Post wrote.(Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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First Death Due to Entervirus 68: Kills Preschooler - A New Jersey toddler recently died due to a respiratory virus that is sweeping the country mostly affecting children, USA Today wrote. The four-year old was hospitalized due to enterovirus D68 and died in his sleep, hospital officials say. According to the CDC, 594 people across 43 states have been diagnosed with the virus that has no cure. (Photo: PATRICK SEEGER/dpa DPA /LANDOV)
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Peers Best Influence Others to Get Tested for HIV - One way to get high-risk folks to get tested for HIV is to hear the message from other high-risk peers, says a new study. Researchers found that this strategy was even more effective when they paid the messengers, writes Health Day. People getting tested through these peers were 2.5 times more likely to test positive. (Photo: Rolf Bruderer via Blend Images LLC/Getty Images)