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In the rural race to distribute COVID vaccines, a piecemeal approach

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In the rural race to distribute COVID vaccines, a piecemeal approach - North Carolina Health News

From outreach to remote areas to assistance from the National Guard, rural providers are trying to reach isolated seniors everywhere. But staffing, low vaccine allocations and transportation barriers have gotten in the way.

By Liora Engel-Smith For the first time in a long time last summer, the Madison County fairgrounds were empty. As with many other events across the state, the pandemic sidelined this annual celebration of all things agriculture. But last month, cars carrying seniors flocked to the empty fairgrounds once again, this time not in search […]

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EPA rejects N.C. environmental groups’ PFAS petition

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EPA rejects N.C. environmental groups’ PFAS petition - North Carolina Health News

Environmental groups asked the EPA to force Chemours to conduct health studies on 54 types of “forever chemicals” they say come from the chemical plant.

By Greg Barnes The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a petition from six North Carolina environmental groups that would have forced the Chemours chemical company to fund health studies on 54 types of “forever chemicals” released from its Fayetteville Works plant. The EPA said in a Jan. 7 response that the petitioners failed to […]

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Novant, UNC to expand medical education partnership across the state

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Novant, UNC to expand medical education partnership across the state - North Carolina Health News

On the heels of a medical education agreement between UNC, its medical school and Novant in New Hanover County, the entities announced Thursday that they will expand the partnership to sites across the state.

By Liora Engel-Smith Cementing a relationship that began with the sale of New Hanover Regional Medical Center earlier this year, Novant, UNC Health and the medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill school announced a similar agreement is in the works for other Novant locations across North Carolina. In a press release Thursday, the entities said they […]

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Duke study finds high PFAS levels in Pittsboro residents’ blood

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Duke study finds high PFAS levels in Pittsboro residents’ blood - North Carolina Health News

The study says about 1 million people may be drinking water that contains PFAS contamination that originates in the Haw River and flows downstream into the Cape Fear River.

By Greg Barnes A new Duke University study has found that the concentrations of some potentially cancerous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — or PFAS — are two to four times higher in the blood of Pittsboro residents than the U.S. population as a whole. The study also found that some types of PFAS chemicals found […]

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Coronavirus Today – Sep 30 Bars, movie theaters, amusement parks reopening; NC stable but warning signs of spikes; Swing state with COVID-19

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Coronavirus Today – Sep 30 Bars, movie theaters, amusement parks reopening; NC stable but warning signs of spikes; Swing state with COVID-19 - North Carolina Health News

Gov. Roy Cooper turned the ‘dimmer switch’ another notch to reopen bars, theaters, amusement parks at limited capacity.

By Anne Blythe North Carolinians will be able to return to bars with outdoor seating, movie theaters, outdoor amusement parks, sports stadiums and other entertainment venues after Friday, with some limitations, thanks to the coronavirus. Gov. Roy Cooper told reporters on Wednesday that North Carolina’s COVID-19 trends and metrics are stable enough to move into […]

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State lawmaker says fighting PFAS in NC will require more than enforceable standards

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State lawmaker says fighting PFAS in NC will require more than enforceable standards - North Carolina Health News

Rep. Pricey Harrison would welcome new maximum contaminant levels for certain types of PFAS, but she worries that industries would just switch to another PFAS compound, resulting in a game of whack-a-mole. Part 2 of 2

By Greg Barnes Months after DuPont bought the rights to produce Perfluorooctanoic acid (known as PFOA or C8) from Minnesota’s 3M Corp. in 2002, DuPont discovered that the suspected carcinogen used to make Teflon had leaked into the groundwater under the company’s Fayetteville Works plant. Except for some local newspaper articles and rumblings from environmental […]

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Coronavirus Today – Aug. 3 – Awaiting Isaias; Curfews and evacuations; Landfall in southeastern NC?

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Coronavirus Today – Aug. 3 – Awaiting Isaias; Curfews and evacuations; Landfall in southeastern NC? - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina awaits the dawn after its first major storm amid the coronavirus pandemic.

By Anne Blythe As Tropical Storm Isaias gets closer to North Carolina’s southeastern coastline, where it is expected to come ashore later tonight, Gov. Roy Cooper has cautioned people not to get caught up in weather semantics. Isaias rose out of a tropical wave off the African coastline and organized into a tighter storm with […]

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Research suggests link between PFAS contamination and the coronavirus

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Research suggests link between PFAS contamination and the coronavirus - North Carolina Health News

Studies say people with high levels of PFAS in their systems could be more susceptible to contracting COVID-19.

By Greg Barnes  John Wolfe doesn’t know what else he can do to protect himself against the coronavirus. The Wilmington boat captain follows all of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. He wears a mask and requires tourists on his boat to do the same. He practices social distancing and washes his hands […]

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Novant seeks to edge the competition over New Hanover Regional with a medical education plan

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Novant seeks to edge the competition over New Hanover Regional with a medical education plan - North Carolina Health News

Novant Health and UNC Health have offered to bolster New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s medical education programs if the Wilmington hospital chooses them for a future affiliation, sale or merger.

By Liora Engel-Smith Novant Health will partner with UNC Health to bolster medical education programs at New Hanover Regional Medical Center if the Wilmington health system chooses to affiliate, sell or merge with the Winston-Salem-based nonprofit system. Novant and UNC signed a letter of intent that outlines enhancements to medical education and clinical services at […]

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Millions of older Americans live in counties with no ICU beds as pandemic intensifies

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Millions of older Americans live in counties with no ICU beds as pandemic intensifies - North Carolina Health News

N.C. DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen said the state was talking daily with hospitals about how to increase capacity of ICU beds for the seriously ill coronavirus patients they expect to arrive.

By Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News and Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News and Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News and Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News March 20, 2020 More than half the counties in America have no intensive care beds, posing a particular danger for more than 7 million people […]

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