Washington Post, June 3, 2020. There are lots of challenges facing major league baseball’s efforts to avoid the coronavirus. We explain that one of the biggest challenges are the hot spot states where baseball teams are supposed to play.
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DOT Wants to Weaken Its Own Power to Penalize Airlines Over Consumer Complaints
Fair Warning, July 1, 2020. Are airlines doing all they should to make flying safe again? Filling every seat is not a good idea, and that’s just one of many problems that make flying and buying airline tickets risky.
Read More »We can’t ever go to the doctor with our guard down’: Why Black women are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer
Fortune Magazine: June 30, 2020 Black Americans are dying from the COVID-19 pandemic at a disproportionately high rate, and are also much more likely to die from many other health problems. Black women are less likely to develop breast cancer but 40% more likely to die from it than White women. The reasons behind this awful disparity are wide-ranging, and include systemic problems both within healthcare and far beyond it.
Read More »What Does Research Tell Us about Who is Most Likely to Die from COVID-19?
A study published in May 2020 in the prestigious medical journal, Lancet confirmed that the biggest risk factor for severe illness due to COVID-19 is old age.
Read More »MLB, players’ union are working to salvage season, and the next two weeks are critical
The Washington Post, May 22, 2020. The MLB & players’ union are working to salvage the baseball season and NCHR explains why the plan is too risky for players.
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