Grace Wickerson

Jun 23, 2023 | es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com | Alison Greenberg |Raye Parris |Grace Wickerson |Andrea Palmer

Last month, Tori Bowie, an Olympic medalist who was named the fastest woman on Earth in 2017, died in childbirth along with her daughter in her Florida home. Bowie’s death is yet another stagnant reminder of the rising maternal mortality rate–and that Black women in America . Worse, in our nation’s largest city of New York, Black birthing people die at eight to 12 times the rate of white mothers. Nobody is safe.

Jun 23, 2023 | fortune.com | Alison Greenberg |Raye Parris |Grace Wickerson |Andrea Palmer

Last month, Tori Bowie, an Olympic medalist who was named the fastest woman on Earth in 2017, died in childbirth along with her daughter in her Florida home. Bowie’s death is yet another stagnant reminder of the rising maternal mortality rate–and that Black women in America . Worse, in our nation’s largest city of New York, Black birthing people die at eight to 12 times the rate of white mothers. Nobody is safe.

Mar 8, 2023 | fas.org | Grace Wickerson

As the COVID-19 pandemic has clearly shown – American health is crucial to the health of our nation. Yet American health is under threat from all angles, from escalating chronic deadly diseases like cancer to rising mental health challenges and the growing overdose epidemic. All of these threats contribute to the United States ranking 31st in life expectancy at birth, one of the lowest in the developed world, despite having the highest health spending per capita.