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photo shows two columns of headstones from the back
Posted inInfectious Disease

Religious burial rituals slowly resuming after shift forced by pandemic

by Nadia Bokhari November 29, 2021November 30, 2021

By Nadia Batool Bokhari As more is understood about the transmission of COVID-19 some 19 months into the pandemic, some religious communities in North Carolina are breathing sighs of relief at being able to return to preparing bodies for burial as they have traditionally done for centuries. Many Jews and Muslims, for example, have been […]

Shows a group of grim looking young women holding up signs saying, "we want peace" as they sit in front of candles.
Posted inMental Health

Pakistani refugee in NC cannot escape the images of trauma from a land he fled years ago

by Nadia Bokhari November 5, 2021November 4, 2021
A woman wiping down pink leather with a cloth. Her hand is holding one part of the leather while the other is wiping the other side with the cloth.
Posted inMental Health

Afghan refugees experiencing PTSD need mental health support as they resettle

by Mona Dougani November 2, 2021November 2, 2021
shows a newborn baby in a hospital maternity/ obstetrics unit
Posted inChildren's Health

Pandemic babies: how are they developing in a world upended by COVID?

by Taylor Knopf October 21, 2021October 19, 2021
A woman with redness in her face is looking at the camera
Posted inHealthcare Workers

COVID-19 didn’t help the North Carolina nursing shortage

by Queens University News Service October 5, 2021October 4, 2021
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Posted inPublic Health

In a global pandemic, Afghan refugees in NC face a challenging health care system

by Nadia Bokhari September 29, 2021October 1, 2021

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