# race and ethnicity (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover race and ethnicity. Page: Feed: --- ## [40 Acres and a Lie Part 3](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/40-acres-and-a-lie-part-3-update/) _2026-08-22 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ The loss of land for Black Americans started with the government’s betrayal of its “40 acres” promise to formerly enslaved people—and it has continued over decades. Subscribe to Mother Jones podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Today, researchers are unearthing the details of Black land loss long after emancipation. “They lost land \[…\] ## [QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Alcohol-Induced Death Rates Among Adults Aged ≥45 Years, by Sex - United States, 2014-2024](https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=342778&c=766285) _2026-08-20 · Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)_ This report describes age-adjusted alcohol-induced death rates in the United States during 2014-2024. ## [Notes from the Field: Dengue Outbreak - Naoero, 2025](https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=342778&c=766284) _2026-08-20 · Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)_ This report describes dengue cases reported in Naoero during 2025. ## [Monkeypox Virus Surveillance - United States, 2024-2025](https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=342778&c=766283) _2026-08-20 · Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)_ This report describes cases of monkeypox virus infection reported during 2024-2025. ## [Sen. Adam Schiff on Israel, Impeachment, and Post-Trump America](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/adam-schiff-israel-impeachment-post-trump-america/) _2026-08-19 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Sen. Adam Schiff is often on the receiving end of President Donald Trump’s rage online. It should be no surprise. Back in 2020, the California Democrat was the lead prosecutor during the first Trump impeachment trial as a member of the House of Representatives. Now a senator, Schiff has been laying out a different strategy \[…\] ## [40 Acres and a Lie Part 2](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/40-acres-and-a-lie-part-2-update/) _2026-08-15 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Skidaway Island, Georgia, is home today to a luxurious community that the mostly white residents consider paradise: waterfront views, live oaks, and marsh grass alongside golf courses, swimming pools, and other amenities. Subscribe to Mother Jones podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. In 1865, the island was a thriving Black community, started \[…\] ## [Notes from the Field: Potential Infant HIV Exposure from Donated Breast Milk Received Through Social Media - Santa Clara County, California, May 2025-January 2026](https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=342778&c=766232) _2026-08-13 · Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)_ This report describes a possible HIV exposure from donated breast milk received through social media. ## [Southward Expansion of Ixodes scapularis (Blacklegged) Tick Pathogens - Western North Carolina, November 2024-August 2025](https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=342778&c=766231) _2026-08-13 · Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)_ This report describes identification of blacklegged ticks during community-based tick surveillance at a residential property in North Carolina. ## [Fauci, RFK Jr., and the Latest in American Health](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/fauci-rfkjr-vaccines-jessica-malaty-rivera-public-health/) _2026-08-12 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Lettuce contaminated with cyclospora. Cruise ship passengers contracting a deadly form of hantavirus. Legionnaires’ disease (yet again) in big cities. RFK Jr. refusing any responsibility for measles outbreaks. That’s just a brief list of public health stories in America this summer. And we haven’t even mentioned Dr. Anthony Fauci being held in contempt of Congress \[…\] ## [40 Acres and a Lie Part 1](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/40-acres-and-a-lie-part-1-update/) _2026-08-08 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Patricia Bailey’s four-bedroom home sits high among the trees in lush Edisto Island, South Carolina. It’s a peaceful place where her body healed from multiple sclerosis. It’s also the source of her generational wealth. Subscribe to Mother Jones podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Bailey built this house on land that was \[…\] ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IZa9Oouh1Jq5) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Trends in Emergency Department Visits Involving Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Identified Using a New Diagnosis Code - United States, January 2023-May 2026](https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=342778&c=766162) _2026-08-06 · Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)_ This report describes emergency department visits involving cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) after implementing a CHS diagnosis code. ## [Poisoning Deaths in a Workshop for Ceremonial Papermaking - China, May 2025](https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=342778&c=766161) _2026-08-06 · Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)_ This report describes four poisoning deaths at an unlicensed ceremonial papermaking workshop in China. ## [How Elon Musk Is Re-Engineering the World](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/quinn-slobodian-elon-musk-doge-government/) _2026-08-05 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Elon Musk is an avatar of digital capitalism: He both embodies and defines it. In “Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed,” co-author Quinn Slobodian examines how Musk’s actions have altered American capitalism by changing its relationship with the federal government while ushering in a new, technologically driven political economy that’s upending our lives. Subscribe to \[…\] ## [The Post-Roe Surprise: More Abortions](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/medication-abortion-access-increasing-roe-v-wade-angel-foster/) _2026-08-01 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Access to medication abortion in the years since Covid and the fall of Roe v. Wade has completely reshaped the abortion access landscape in America. “There’s this irony that’s actually happened,” says Dr. Angel Foster, an abortion provider and researcher. “Tragically, 33 to 40 percent of women of reproductive age now have less of a \[…\] ## [Effect of Diagnostic Test Type on Detection of Salmonella Infections - Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 2004-2024](https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=342778&c=766111) _2026-07-30 · Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)_ The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ## [West Nile Virus and Other Nationally Notifiable Arboviral Diseases - United States, 2024](https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=342778&c=766110) _2026-07-30 · Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)_ The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ## [The Rapid Rise of Right-Wing Militias](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/right-wing-militias-mary-mccord-patriot-front/) _2026-07-29 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ A photo went viral on Independence Day this year. It showed a Black woman on a Metro train in Washington, DC, surrounded by members of Patriot Front, a far-right white nationalist group. The picture, taken on America’s 250th anniversary, seemed to encapsulate not only the continuing story of race in America, but also this current \[…\] ## [Surveillance Summaries: Active Surveillance for Invasive Mold Disease - Four Hospitals, Atlanta, Georgia, 2020-2024](https://tools.cdc.gov/api/embed/downloader/download.asp?m=342778&c=766089) _2026-07-28 · Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)_ This report describes 968 potential cases of invasive mold disease across four Georgia hospitals. ## [ICE Took Mom and Dad. Now the Kids Are on Their Own.](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/ice-immigration-family-separation-parents-perez-florida/) _2026-07-25 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ Last fall, life for the Perez children was turned upside down. Their father, Romeo Sr., was picked up on his way to work and sent to immigration detention. A few months later, their mother, Olga, was detained, too. Her daughter was driving when they were pulled over. Romeo Sr. and Olga were both undocumented and \[…\] ## [Staten Island v. New York City With Revisionist History](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/staten-island-new-york-city-revisionist-history/) _2026-07-22 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ This week, we’re bringing you a special episode from Revisionist History, Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast about things overlooked and misunderstood. Gladwell’s show recently investigated what was once the biggest secession movement in the US since the Civil War: the movement by disillusioned residents in Staten Island to secede from New York City. Subscribe to Mother Jones \[…\] ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BnqgYOQELqM9) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [The Secret Story of FTX’s Rise and Ruin Part 2](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-collapse-part-2-update-2026/) _2026-07-18 · Reveal · Reveal Podcast – Mother Jones_ When the cryptocurrency exchange FTX imploded, customers around the world lost access to their money. Founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud and sent to prison. But the story didn’t stop there. For the past three and a half years, FTX has been in bankruptcy, a legal process that determines who will be paid back \[…\] ## [Lung cancer screening models show variable performance across populations](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/lung-cancer-screening-models-show-variable-performance-across-populations/) _2026-06-29 · Adrian Wong · Pulmonology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. In this cohort study, 16 lung cancer risk prediction models demonstrated variation in screening efficiency and sensitivity across racial and ethnic groups, while generally identifying more individuals for screening compared with current guideline-based criteria. 2. Most models underestimated lung cancer risk in non-Hispanic White participants, and all models underestimated risk in non-Hispanic… ## [Cryoprobe improves diagnostic yield compared with forceps in bronchoscopic lung biopsy](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/cryoprobe-improves-diagnostic-yield-compared-with-forceps-in-bronchoscopic-lung-biopsy/) _2026-06-10 · Clare Sun · Pulmonology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. Transbronchial biopsy performed with a cryoprobe demonstrated a significantly higher diagnostic yield compared to conventional forceps biopsy in patients undergoing evaluative bronchoscopy. 2. Cryobiopsy produced larger and higher-quality tissue samples with less crush artifact without increasing rates of major bleeding, respiratory failure, or pneumothorax requiring intervention. Evidence… ## [Artificial intelligence decision support software improved spirometry diagnosis performance in primary care](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/artificial-intelligence-ai-decision-support-software-improved-spirometry-diagnosis-performance-in-primary-care/) _2026-05-12 · Cheng En Xi · Pulmonology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. Doe and colleagues assessed an AI software’s ability to improve spirometry interpretation performance by primary care clinicians. 2. The AI software group demonstrated greater diagnosis prediction performance compared to the control group. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Spirometry is widely used for diagnosing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).… ## [The American Lung Association issues respiratory warning over viral “mouth taping” fad](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/the-american-lung-association-issues-respiratory-warning-over-viral-mouth-taping-fad/) _2026-04-28 · Deepti Shroff · Pulmonology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. The American Lung Association has issued an urgent alert regarding “mouth taping,” warning that the practice poses severe asphyxiation risks for certain users. 2. Clinical reviews indicate that mouth taping offers modest benefits for a small subset of snorers but provides no significant relief for obstructive sleep apnea. The American Lung Association (ALA) has \[…\] The post The American Lung… ## [Proximal hypoglossal nerve stimulation found effective for obstructive sleep apnea](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/proximal-hypoglossal-nerve-stimulation-found-effective-for-obstructive-sleep-apnea/) _2026-04-21 · Adrian Wong · Pulmonology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. In this randomized controlled trial, proximal hypoglossal nerve stimulation (pHGNS) was effective in improving obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults who had previously not responded to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. 2. No serious adverse events were associated with the pHGNS device or implantation, and most treatment-related adverse events were mild or non-serious in \[…\] The post… ## [High-flow nasal oxygen therapy may not be superior to standard oxygen therapy after cardiac surgery](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/high-flow-nasal-oxygen-therapy-may-not-be-superior-to-standard-oxygen-therapy-after-cardiac-surgery/) _2026-04-16 · Alex Xiang · Pulmonology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. Routine high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNOT) following extubation did not improve outcomes compared to standard oxygen therapy (SOT) in patients with an elevated risk of pulmonary complications undergoing cardiac surgery. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Pulmonary complications are common after cardiac surgery, particularly in high-risk groups such as smokers and those with preexisting… ## [Shorter antibiotic courses non-inferior for inpatient community-acquired pneumonia](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/shorter-antibiotic-courses-non-inferior-for-inpatient-community-acquired-pneumonia/) _2026-04-13 · Adrian Wong · Pulmonology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. In this target trial emulation, a shorter antibiotic course (3 to 4 days) demonstrated a similar 30-day all-cause mortality rate compared with a longer course (5 days or more) in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). 2. The generalizability of these findings is limited due to the strict exclusion criteria used in the study. \[…\] The post Shorter antibiotic courses… ## [High-frequency oscillatory ventilation may reduce the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/high-frequency-oscillatory-ventilation-may-reduce-the-incidence-of-bronchopulmonary-dysplasia-in-neonatal-respiratory-distress-syndrome/) _2026-03-20 · Alex Xiang · Pulmonology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) may reduce the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) compared with conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) in infants born at 34 weeks’ gestation or earlier with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NARDS). Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) NARDS is a serious condition in premature infants and remains a leading cause of neonatal… ## [Sivelestat may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome in adults undergoing cardiac surgery](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/sivelestat-may-reduce-the-risk-of-acute-respiratory-distress-syndrome-in-adults-undergoing-cardiac-surgery/) _2026-03-17 · Alex Xiang · Pulmonology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. Sivelestat significantly reduced the incidence of postoperative acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) compared to placebo in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) ARDS is a common postoperative complication after cardiac surgery with CPB, with very high mortality rates. Neutrophil elastase (NE) is a key… ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9F8977LwzoCs) _2026-03-17 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Higher sleep apnea-specific hypoxic burden may predict postoperative cardiovascular complications and mortality in obstructive sleep apnea](https://www.2minutemedicine.com/higher-sleep-apnea-specific-hypoxic-burden-may-predict-postoperative-cardiovascular-complications-and-mortality-in-obstructive-sleep-apnea/) _2026-03-05 · Jayden Berdugo · Pulmonology | 2 Minute Medicine_ 1. In this cohort of patients with Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a higher sleep apnea-specific hypoxic burden (SASHB) was associated with a significantly greater risk of 30-day postoperative cardiovascular events and mortality. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common and increases vulnerability to postoperative complications as a result of the relaxation \[…\] The…