
What We’re Reading: Updated COVID-19 Vaccines; National Blood Shortages; Lack of Doctor Diversity
FDA approves updated COVID-19 booster vaccines; low donor turnout and climate disasters result in a national blood shortage; minority patients discouraged by lack of doctor diversity.
FDA Approves Updated COVID-19 Vaccines
On Monday, the FDA approved 2 updated COVID-19 booster vaccines for people as young as 6 months,
American Red Cross Declares a National Blood Shortage
The American Red Cross has announced that the United States’ blood supply has fallen to “critically low levels” of nearly 25% since the beginning of August,
Diversity Needed Among the Medical Profession, Experts Say
More than 2 months after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, concerns are growing that a career in medicine may become much harder for students of color,
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