Anne Blythe, Author at North Carolina Health News

Four men and a woman hold silver shovels for indoor groundbreaking on the High Point University School of Dental Medicine.

High Point University closer to welcoming students to the only private dental school in North Carolina

by Anne Blythe September 28, 2023September 27, 2023

By Anne Blythe As Tropical Storm Ophelia showered the North Carolina Piedmont with a windy drizzle Saturday, dozens of people at High Point University gathered inside the Congdon Hall auditorium for an unusual ceremony. After several years of planning, campus leaders and guests were ready to break ground for the new Workman School of Dental […]

State Health Policy

State budget heavy on health care spending

by Rose Hoban and Anne Blythe September 22, 2023September 22, 2023

Shows a young woman with blue hair getting a vaccine or booster shot in her left arm from a medical practitioner wearing an orange shirt

Infectious Disease

COVID is still here. Get the new booster, public health experts recommend.

by Anne Blythe September 15, 2023September 14, 2023

Shows a young man in a UNC-blue shirt using a microphone to speak about gun violence and the lack of gun safety laws.

Tired of ‘thoughts and prayers,’ UNC students reeling from shooting on campus demand gun safety laws

by Anne Blythe September 13, 2023September 12, 2023

Shows a hot sun, something seen more frequently in a time of climate change, bringing extreme heat.

Environmental Health

Don’t let extreme heat policy discussions wane as temperatures cool, scientists plead

by Anne Blythe August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

shows a group of football players dressed in layers of padding pushing against dummies in August, in the extreme heat

Children's Health

As climate change makes excessive heat more routine, NC schools forced to weigh student, athlete safety

by Anne Blythe August 22, 2023August 26, 2023