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Sophie Steiner.

Children's Health, Featured, Healthcare Workers

Foundation Tackles Questions Faced by Young Cancer Patients

by Thomas Goldsmith August 25, 2016

Lydia's body has problems regulating temperature. Since she only has 20 percent of her intestines left, she tends to dehydrate very quickly, according to her mother. Here, she wears a cooling vest when playing outside in especially hot weather to make her more comfortable and to extend her tolerance for being outside a little longer.

Children's Health, Chronic Disease, Disabilities, Featured, Health Insurance, Medicaid

Parents of Disabled Kids Weigh in on Proposed Medicaid Changes

by Rose Hoban July 28, 2016September 25, 2019

Children's Health, Featured, Mental Health, State Health Policy

Senators Crackdown on Dumping Unwanted Children

by Editor June 29, 2016June 29, 2016

A man smokes an e-cigarette. Often the devices are made to look like traditional cigarettes. Photo by Taylor Dahlin, flickr creative commons

Children's Health, Featured, Public Health, Research News, Substance Use

Study: North Carolina Minors Have Easy Online Access to E-Cigs

by Editor June 22, 2016October 30, 2019

A baby is sitting in his mom's lap. There are more uninsured children in North Carolina compared to two years ago.

Children's Health, Featured, Health Inequities, Medicaid, Uninsured

Report: N.C. Children Are Healthier and Graduating, but Face More Poverty

by Editor June 22, 2016June 22, 2016

Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Children's Health, NC Health Briefs, Prison Health

Ending Solitary for Juveniles, Prison Commissioner Cites Use of Evidence-Based Alternatives

by Rose Hoban June 21, 2016September 7, 2016