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Tag: Durham County

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

Taking dental care to the people in need

by Anne Blythe March 30, 2023March 29, 2023

By Anne Blythe Few would fault Bill Milner if he decided it was time to slip out of his scrubs and retire from dentistry, then go off and travel the world. At age 73, he has been tending to teeth in North Carolina for nearly half a century. He has been honored by his peers. […]

Abandoned child's toy, child welfare failure
Posted inChildren's Health

Child death probes in NC often crippled by poor tracking system, group says

by Rose Hoban November 21, 2022November 20, 2022
An EMS worker exits an ambulance to respond to a car accident
Posted inHealthcare Workers

EMS departments across North Carolina are understaffed and over burdened

by Rachel Crumpler and Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven October 5, 2022October 5, 2022
Image shows woman and three kids sitting on a porch in Durham, where fighting to get lead remdiation assistance for her home.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

A Durham resident’s ongoing fight against lead 

by Will Atwater July 14, 2022July 14, 2022
shows, from behind, a young boy holding up a firearm/ gun. No gun locks in sight.
Posted inChildren's Health

Firearms safety advocates are frustrated that NC lawmakers have not funded a gun lock campaign

by Rose Hoban July 13, 2022October 17, 2022
cars lined up in and outside a brick building that reads TROSA in big letters over the top
Posted inSubstance Use

$11M for North Carolina rehab with work requirements, medication restrictions raises concerns

by Taylor Knopf and Kaiser Health News April 6, 2022April 5, 2022

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