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Author Archives: Elizabeth Thompson

Elizabeth Thompson is our Report for America corps member who covers gender health and prison health topics. Thompson is a UNC Chapel Hill graduate who has covered Texas politics for The Dallas Morning News’ Washington bureau, she's been a reporter for The Raleigh News & Observer and PolitiFact NC, and worked for GrepBeat, the tech news website.

An illustration of a human head with the brain open, where you can see a violin. Music notes flow outside the brain and into the surrounding spaces.
Posted inChildren's Health

Making music, changing lives: Youth orchestras help at-risk kids

by Elizabeth Thompson January 13, 2022January 12, 2022
A newborn is visible and in the background, there's a hospital bed with the mom
Posted inGender health

NC doulas guide new parents through birth and beyond

by Elizabeth Thompson January 12, 2022January 11, 2022
Jail suicides are on the rise in North Carolina
Posted inPrison Health

‘Worst case scenario’: Omicron looms large over NC prisons

by Elizabeth Thompson January 4, 2022January 3, 2022
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Posted inMedicaid

A look ahead for health in N.C. for 2022

by Rose Hoban, Anne Blythe, Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven, Thomas Goldsmith, Taylor Knopf and Elizabeth Thompson January 3, 2022December 31, 2021
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Posted inPublic Health

NC Health News’ top ten reader picks in 2021

by Rose Hoban, Anne Blythe, Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven, Thomas Goldsmith, Taylor Knopf and Elizabeth Thompson December 30, 2021December 30, 2021
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Posted inPrison Health

Increasing MAT use in carceral facilities could save lives, but faces barriers

by Elizabeth Thompson December 21, 2021December 20, 2021

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