Board of Advisor News: Research by Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, featured in the New York Times

The research of Silver Fern Board of Advisor, Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, FACP, was featured by the New York Times in an article titled: Social Inequities Explain Racial Gaps in Pandemic, Studies Find. His research is providing essential and timely insights into the impact of social inequities on incidence rates and morbidity from COVID-19.

“Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe conducted a study of coronavirus infections among Black and Hispanic patients. ‘We hear this all the time — “Blacks are more susceptible,”‘ he said. In fact, ‘it is all about the exposure.’”

Read the full piece, here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/health/coronavirus-black-hispanic.html