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Photo shows the hands of a woman taking a finger prick diabetes blood test of another woman.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Study: Possible link between “forever chemicals” and diabetes in middle-aged women

by Will Atwater April 26, 2022April 25, 2022

By Will Atwater Eastern North Carolina has some of the highest rates of diabetes in the state.  There are two forms of diabetes – type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is a genetic disorder in which the immune system destroys insulin producing cells needed to regulate blood sugar levels. Type 2 diabetes occurs […]

A woman outside the window talks to her husband who is quarantined for coronavirus.
Posted inInfectious Disease

What we’ve lost to coronavirus

by Liora Engel-Smith March 1, 2021March 2, 2021
shows people on a dias who are wearing masks to prevent the transmission of COVID
Posted inPublic Health

Coronavirus Today – Nov. 23 – Mask mandate tightened; Greensboro toughens enforcement

by Anne Blythe November 23, 2020April 14, 2021
Shows a brunette woman in a dark dress standing at a podium, with a grim, determined look on her face as she looks at the camera. She's worried about the state of North Carolina's COVID outbreak. IN the upper right hand corner, a sign language interpreter gestures with his hands.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Nov. 12 COVID spread in rural NC; Testing for holiday travelers and college students; Insurance and travel testing

by Anne Blythe November 12, 2020April 14, 2021
Three signs on a dirt berm encoureaging behavior to prevent COVID
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – Aug. 19 – Lessons from UNC-CH reversal; remote learning and broadband grants; Testing drop-off and free COVID-19 tests

by Anne Blythe August 19, 2020April 14, 2021
shows men bent over green plants, pulling peppers into baskets
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – July 23 – Follow the three Ws, say Mexican and Guatemalan consulate leaders; Plug for Medicaid expansion; ‘Not yet turned a corner’

by Anne Blythe July 23, 2020April 14, 2021

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