Bias Found in ER Care, FEMA Knew of Toxic Trailers
The Boston Globe: Tests of ER Trainees Find Signs of Race Bias in Care -- "Deeply embedded attitudes about race influence the way doctors care for their African-American patients, according to a Harvard study that for the first time details how unconscious bias contributes to inferior care."
The Washington Post: FEMA Knew About Toxic Trailers -- "The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has suppressed warnings from its own field workers about health problems experienced by hurricane evacuees living in government-provided trailers with levels of a toxic chemical 75 times the recommended maximum for U.S. workers, congressional lawmakers said Thursday."
The Associated Press: Chad's Boy Soldiers Slowly Grasp Lost Childhood -- "The boys, mostly 13-16 years old but some appearing barely 8, have been at this centre run by the Christian Children's Fund (CCF) for 10 days after being demobilized from the FUC, a notorious rebel group whose leader defected to the government."
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