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Author Archives: Yen Duong

Yen Duong covers health care in Charlotte and the southern Piedmont for North Carolina Health News.

Posted inGender health

No laughing matter: Nitrous oxide gains acceptance in NC’s delivery rooms

by Yen Duong February 17, 2020April 12, 2021

By Yen Duong If you’ve ever had a wisdom tooth out or dental surgery, you may have used laughing gas to take the edge off the pain. Across North Carolina, women now have the option to use the same nitrous oxide to get through childbirth. The mix of nitrous and oxygen has been used for […]

We see the back of a man's head and the two women talking to him. The clinic cares for patients in the uninsured gap and racial disparities in access to care.
Posted inHealth Inequities

North Carolina lags in shrinking inequalities in access to care

by Yen Duong February 7, 2020February 6, 2020
shows a big pregnant belly in a striped shirt.
Posted inMental Health

Perinatal depression affects one in seven women, including me

by Yen Duong January 17, 2020December 3, 2021
A toddler adjusting his mortarboard in a graduation gown
Posted inChildren's Health

Nurse-Family Partnership programs guide first-timers through transition to motherhood

by Yen Duong January 10, 2020January 10, 2020
A county map shows rates of HIV in Mecklenburg County, but gives no indication of who may be using PrEP
Posted inInfectious Disease

What’s happening with PrEP in Mecklenburg County?

by Yen Duong December 17, 2019December 16, 2019
Map of US showing employee share of premiums for health insurance
Posted inHealth Insurance

Health care costs for employees go up nationally, N.C still higher than average rate

by Yen Duong December 2, 2019December 1, 2019

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