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Shows a large indoor arena fulled with people. If the RNC comes to Charlotte, this venue could be filled with about 19,000 Republicans, possibly putting them at risk for COVID.

Coronavirus Today – June 2 – GOP convention and NC demands; Cooper shares Bible story for Trump; COVID graph day

June 2, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – June 2 – GOP convention and NC demands; Cooper shares Bible story for Trump; COVID graph day - North Carolina Health News

Gov. Roy Cooper and President Donald Trump have different ideas for staging a GOP National Convention in Charlotte.

By North Carolina Health News staff Cooper, Trump and the RNC Convention Gov. Roy Cooper was on the phone with President Donald Trump on Friday evening, having a back and forth about the president’s demands for a no-holds-barred Republican National Convention in Charlotte this summer, despite COVID-19. North Carolina public health officials report they’ve been […]

A coronavirus sign at the entrance to a closed salon says the establishment will be closed until farther notice.

Spas, salons seek a way back from COVID closures

April 21, 2020 by Melba Newsome

Spas, salons seek a way back from COVID closures - North Carolina Health News

After more than a month without customers or income because of social distancing restrictions, personal services businesses are looking for ways to get back to work. But it may not be that simple.

By Melba Newsome Spa and salons are just some of the many North Carolina businesses that have been put on ice to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Roy Cooper’s March 23 announcement that salons, barbershops, nail parlors and gyms would have to close their doors to slow the spread of the virus did not come […]

little girl carrying a pink pail leans over to pluck a pink easter egg from the grass. Because of Coronavirus, egg hunts have gone virtual this year.

Coronavirus Today – April 10 – ‘Moving protests’, mental health care for frontline workers, virtual egg hunts

April 10, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – April 10 – ‘Moving protests’, mental health care for frontline workers, virtual egg hunts - North Carolina Health News

As North Carolina heads into Easter weekend in isolation, some organizations have put up virtual egg hunts. Meanwhile, The State Employees Credit Union has contributed $10 million for coronavirus relief.

By North Carolina Health News staff Worker at Fayetteville Hardee’s tests positive for COVID-19 A Harnett County resident who worked for a Hardee’s in Fayetteville has tested positive for COVID-19. The Cumberland County Department of Public Health said in a statement that it is urging people who were at the Hardee’s at 2309 Gillespie St. […]

Shows hands pouring a chemical into a testing container that labeled "Microfiber filter" These processes - along with mass spectrometry - helped identify GenX in the Cape Fear River. NC State will have a research center dedicated to PFAS.

N.C. State receives $7.4 million grant to establish PFAS research center

March 18, 2020 by Greg Barnes

N.C. State receives $7.4 million grant to establish PFAS research center - North Carolina Health News

The center will expand on existing studies, including human exposure to PFAS in Wilmington and the Fayetteville area, and take a deeper look into getting rid of the chemicals.

By Greg Barnes During the past few years, researchers at N.C. State University have taken blood and tap water samples from people in the Wilmington and Fayetteville areas to assess their exposure to GenX and other PFAS chemicals. Now, with a $7.4 million federal grant announced this month, they plan to dive even deeper into […]

A support group participant for people caring for loved ones with memory loss and dementia

With dementia at flood tide in NC, person-to-person support groups address problems

February 26, 2020 by Thomas Goldsmith

With dementia at flood tide in NC, person-to-person support groups address problems - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina faces a flood of people with dementia that will reach 300,000 by 2030. Responses as simple as person-to-person support groups address gaps that big medicine has yet to fill.

By Thomas Goldsmith Stan Eskridge learned about sundown syndrome not long ago when his wife of 54 years showed shocking anger toward him near the end of the day. Eskridge recalled his experiences last week as part of his check-in among a room of people in a Chapel Hill support group for dementia caregivers. Group […]

A building shot of a red brick structure, this is Chatham Hospital, where a new maternity unit will soon open.

New maternity unit will put family docs at the helm

November 13, 2019 by Liora Engel-Smith

New maternity unit will put family docs at the helm - North Carolina Health News

Amidst a trend of rural maternity unit closures across the state, Chatham Hospital announced it will open the 5-bed maternity unit in September 2020.

By Liora Engel-Smith The mural at the corner of Siler City’s Chatham Avenue and Beaver Street describes what was. Created to depict life in the town in 1910, it shows several one- or two-story buildings and a wide dirt road. One building in the mural has a visible sign, an ode to what was the […]

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