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“Saved By the Bell” actor Dustin Diamond died Monday at age 44 from small cell lung cancer.
Estimates show that more than 300,000 people died of COVID-19 in 2020.
COVID-19 has overwhelmed morgues, funeral homes and religious leaders, required ingenuity and even changed the rituals of honoring the dead.
At least 2,900 health workers have died since the pandemic began. Many were minorities with the highest levels of patient contact.
Longer delays were associated with worsening risk of death.
He battled Stage IV pancreatic cancer for 18 months.
About 70% of employees who contracted the coronavirus in these work settings were Hispanic.
Black patients are more likely to require hospitalization, while Asian patients are at greater risk of dying in the hospital.
The first person cured of HIV is now in home hospice care, after a recurrence of leukemia, with his loving partner at his side.
Liver complications, heart disease and non-liver cancers also account for most deaths among people with hepatitis B or C.
The reduction in mortality was most evident during the first 10 years of follow-up after the first scan at age 40.
He privately battled the disease for four years while still acting in several films, including the Marvel box office hit.
His indomitable spirit remained intact even during his fight with the disease.
She privately fought the disease for two years.
Black and Hispanic children are more likely to live in poverty and have limited access to primary care, which threatens their survival.
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