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Author Archives: Mona Dougani

Mona Dougani is a recent graduate from Queens University of Charlotte, where she majored in communications and minored in journalism. She was an Emma Bowen Fellow with NC Health News in the summer of 2021 and now is studying in Spain.

Shows a man in a black t shirt and a headband speaking at a podium with a state seal on it. He's advocating for the passage of a medical marijuana bill.
Posted inChronic Disease

Advocates for medical marijuana thought this was going to be the year

by Mona Dougani July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

By Mona Dougani Chris Suttle planned his funeral five years ago.  The commercial insurance consultant was diagnosed with a frontal lobe brain mass in 2017. Doctors left him with two choices: undergo a full craniotomy and biopsy the mass to see if it was aggressive or simply wait out his fate.  Instead, the Chapel Hill […]

A storefront with signs reading "Wear your f***ing mask" and "Mask required. Please note: Peel staff are fully vaccinated."
Posted inPublic Health

COVID-19 in NC: What now?

by Elizabeth Thompson and Mona Dougani March 22, 2022March 23, 2022
Posted inMental Health

Traumatized vets are connecting to services, but is it enough?

by Mona Dougani December 8, 2021December 7, 2021
photo shows a woman's hands showing off three buttons that read 'where you belong,' from her nonprofit aimed at helping Afghan refugees settle in
Posted inPublic Health

Housing for Afghan refugees is scarce, but Charlotte volunteers are gearing up to help

by Mona Dougani November 23, 2021November 22, 2021
A woman wiping down pink leather with a cloth. Her hand is holding one part of the leather while the other is wiping the other side with the cloth.
Posted inMental Health

Afghan refugees experiencing PTSD need mental health support as they resettle

by Mona Dougani November 2, 2021November 2, 2021
A man wearing a black shirt holds a glass jar filled with hemp flower. Behind him is a black sign with white and green letters reading "Cannabliss Dispensary
Posted inPrescription Drugs

Medical marijuana, CBD, Delta-8 – What’s the difference?

by Mona Dougani September 13, 2021September 16, 2021

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