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Category: Healthcare Technology

image shows a hand holding a cell phone with the number 988 selected, the new mental health crisis line
Posted inMental Health

A look at North Carolina’s first year with the 988 mental health crisis line

by Taylor Knopf September 11, 2023September 10, 2023

By Taylor Knopf It’s been a little more than a year since the launch of the new national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline number 988, and North Carolina saw a 31 percent increase in calls for support during that time.  While the national hotline isn’t exactly new, the shortened number is. The previous 10-digit number was […]

image shows a hand holding a bag with allergy pills and a pregnancy test in it. Another hand holds a smart phone with the allergy pill box pictured on the phone.
Posted inFeatured

Need to get Plan B or an HIV test online? Facebook may know about it.

by KFF Health News and The Markup Tech News July 16, 2023July 14, 2023
Three well-worn firefighter jackets (brown with bright orange and white stripes accross the middle and lower end) hang on hooks inside a fire station. The three jackets have three firefighter hats hanging with them — one red, one, maroon and one yellow.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Firefighters worry about chemicals in their gear, but alternatives could present problems too

by Will Atwater January 25, 2023January 25, 2023
A man dressed in a green sweater stands and addresses dozens of people seated at tables in a room decorated with Christmas ornaments.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Sampson County residents receive good news to close out the year

by Will Atwater January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
A female doctor, wearing a white coat, purple shirt and black mask, with a stehascope drape over her shoulders, talks with a male patient in an examination room, who is wearing a blue t-shirt over a longsleeve red shirt and a while mask.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Both public and private agencies work to provide resources to support communities in the wake of climate change

by Will Atwater December 20, 2022December 19, 2022
shows different electronic hospital monitoring devices sitting on what looks like a home a bedside table
Posted inHospitals

The benefits of treating patients at home instead of in the hospital

by Rose Hoban September 14, 2022September 20, 2022

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