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Masked male dentist and masked female hygienist drill inside a patients mouth
Posted inOral Health

NC dentists plan to reopen for routine care amid COVID-19

by Anne Blythe May 11, 2020January 29, 2021

By Anne Blythe Michael Riccobene had just completed an emergency root canal for a man whose front tooth was bothering him so much the patient could have ended up in an emergency room. In the middle of the  COVID-19 pandemic, patients have been reluctant to set foot in hospitals, and hospitals have tried to keep […]

five people sit on stools with red backdrop behind them discussing hepatitis C prevention
Posted inInfectious Disease

New funds for hepatitis C prevention available until the end of July

by Taylor Knopf July 1, 2019June 30, 2019
This transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image revealed numerous hepatitis virions. Image courtesy E.H. Cook, Jr. CDC, Public Health Image Library
Posted inInfectious Disease

Chipping Away at Hepatitis C in Rural Communities

by Taylor Knopf April 17, 2017April 16, 2017

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