Archives: Morning Breakouts

When looking back to previous outbreaks and global health scares, experts say if there's one lesson to take from the small pox effort it's that countries need to work together. In other public health news: "deaths of despair," face masks, seeking non-COVID care, plasma from survivors, flying safely and more.

Deep distrust in a medical system and government that has time and again exploited black Americans is hampering scientists' efforts now to get a better idea of why such severe racial disparities are being seen in the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, ProPublica looks at Chicago's early deaths--the vast majority of whom were black. And as social distancing arrests pick up, data show that minorities are being disproportionately targeted.

Even when patients are discharged from the hospital that doesn't mean their recovery from COVID-19 is complete. Many patients find they are struggling to return to their normal levels of health weeks after getting infected. In other news: the virus's damage to the body isn't limited to the lungs, scientists race to understand the mysterious symptoms showing up in kids, doctors pull back on the use of ventilators and more.