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Tag: COVID

someone who's disabled in a hospital bed in the background with a physician in the foreground.
Posted inDisabilities

Who would get that last ventilator? Disability advocates say NC’s protocol fell short.

by Rose Hoban March 19, 2021September 15, 2021
shows a man in a suit sitting at a desk signing a paper that strengthens Medicaid, in the background, a woman in a mask to prevent COVID transmission stands, watching.
Posted inMedicaid

The federal pandemic relief bill contains a big carrot to expand Medicaid. Will North Carolina bite?

by Rose Hoban March 18, 2021March 17, 2021
shows a man in a kerchief standing in an African marketplace, smiling at the camera
Posted inPublic Health

UNC infectious disease expert: White House should pivot on its COVID messaging

by Anne Blythe October 9, 2020January 29, 2021
Masked male dentist and masked female hygienist drill inside a patients mouth
Posted inOral Health

With a backlog of routine cleaning appointments, should NC dentists be able to oversee more hygienists?

by Anne Blythe June 25, 2020June 25, 2020
A dental professional like a dental hygienist or dentist puts a flashlight into someone's mouth. It's a proxy for dentists and oral health and oral cancer screenings because of HPV
Posted inOral Health

The NC Dental Board weighs unusual questions in an unprecedented time

by Anne Blythe June 24, 2020January 29, 2021
Posted inRural Health

COVID-19 affected NC’s rural economies long before the first confirmed cases arrived there

by Liora Engel-Smith June 2, 2020June 1, 2020

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