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Black and Puerto Rican Babies Die

The NYC Health Department reports that while infant mortality rates (IMR) decreased in New York City last year, from 6.1 infant deaths to 6.0 (per thousand), minorities still suffer. African-Americans mortality rates have dropped from 11.6 in 2004 to 9.7 … Continue reading

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