New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. The battle against the virus has profoundly changed Americans’ way of life. For some, it means death. WBAI’s Celeste Katz Marston is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Dr. Rafael Hernandez shares his experience of going straight… Read More

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As the fight against the coronavirus continues, medical students have been stepping up to the front lines – heroes making their way from a virtual graduation straight into hospitals. News 12’s Sabrina Franza spoke with Mindy Baucicot, who graduated from Stony Brook University last week. “For every patient that leaves, being rolled out to be… Read More

Dr. Robert Amler, dean of biomedical sciences at New York Medical College, answers your questions about the novel coronavirus. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/a-med-school-dean-answers-your-coronavirus-questions/2331687/

BY MONICA MANNEY SYRACUSE PUBLISHED 7:52 PM ET MAR. 03, 2020 Studies show when patients are treated by doctors who look like them and speak the same language, they have better health outcomes. That’s because they tend to be more comfortable talking to their physicians following treatments. But studies also show there are a disproportionate… Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 2, 2020 Media Contact: Erin Clarke, (347) 831-1096, Jaime Williams, (347) 361-7183   AMSNY Report: Black and Hispanic Students Face Multiple Barriers to Becoming Doctors  Report from the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) identifies key leaks in the pipeline for aspiring underrepresented doctors and offers recommendations to increase… Read More

By Spectrum Noticias NY1 Queens PUBLISHED 11:45 AM ET Feb. 04, 2020 Cuando tenía cinco años Jaime Nieto vio a su madre morir por la falta de cuidado médico. “A ella la llevaron a un hospital pero no hubo muchas intervenciones y después de dos semana murió en el hospital”, explica Nieto, quien ahora funge… Read More

By DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD JAN 30, 2020 | 4:05 AM Keep funding a vital resource in producing doctors who look like America. (shironosov/Getty Images/iStockphoto) Sebastian Placide, a Haitian-American from Brooklyn who is finishing up at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, may never have made it through med school but for the… Read More