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Chicagoans try to help newly arrived migrants as ‘welcoming city of immigrants’ faces a space crunch for asylum-seekers

Erika Villegas, who lives in Garfield Ridge, is among Chicagoans who have taken it upon themselves to visit police stations to help newly arrived immigrants. They want “the city to step up” more.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 12, 2023

Race can impact the medical treatment a person gets. Pediatrics wants to address that

The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling to end "race-based medicine," wherein doctors sometimes use race as a factor to determine what treatment patients receive.

WEKU · May 5, 2022

American Academy of Pediatrics moves to abandon race-based medical guidance

In recent years, other major doctors groups have made similar pledges, spurred by civil rights and social justice movements and by science.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 2, 2022