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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.

A woman holds a tiny card with a brush, demonstrating a colorectal cancer screening that can be done at home.
Posted inGender health

NC ‘hotspot’ for colorectal cancer in Black men. Have you been screened?

by Elizabeth Thompson September 7, 2021September 7, 2021
Shows a woman smiling with long dark hair and a white doctor's coat.
Posted inGender health

Pregnancy and COVID Q&A with gynecologist Lisa Rahangdale

by Elizabeth Thompson September 1, 2021September 1, 2021
shows a brick building of Central Prison behind a chain link fence topped by razor wire
Posted inPrison Health

NC prisons and jails reporting increased COVID cases amidst Delta surge

by Elizabeth Thompson August 27, 2021October 22, 2021
shows a woman in an orange jumpsuit, sitting on a bed, shackled. she's in a cell that has a sink and toilet.
Posted inPrison Health

Law limiting shackling of pregnant people passes NC Senate

by Elizabeth Thompson August 26, 2021September 13, 2021
The High Point Detention Center is a white building with rows of small, rectangular windows.
Posted inPrison Health

Jails have become the safety net for medical crises. Some counties can’t keep up.

by Elizabeth Thompson August 16, 2021April 1, 2022
Posted inPublic Health

Lost your vaccine card? Need to verify it? Here’s how to use NC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Portal

by Elizabeth Thompson August 10, 2021August 10, 2021

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