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Posted inGender health

Telehealth offers transgender people a new way to receive hormone therapy, during the pandemic and beyond

by Hannah Critchfield July 8, 2020July 7, 2020

By Hannah Critchfield Taylor made the video call from the car. The vehicle was as familiar as an office by now – before the pandemic hit, it was where 27-year-old Taylor changed into dresses before going out with friends, and where they wiped the makeup off their face before returning home each night. It was […]

Posted inHealthcare Technology

Mental health providers, small MD offices look for delay on electronic records

by Rose Hoban May 23, 2019April 13, 2021
Posted inMental Health

Congressional Mental-health Bill Meets Opposition from Advocates, Snags in Senate

by Thomas Goldsmith August 10, 2016April 16, 2021
Laurie Coker, director of the North Carolina Consumer Advocacy, Networking, and Support Organization, believes the Murphy bill embraces a medical model of mental health care at the expense of other approaches. Photo credit: Taylor Sisk
Posted inMental Health

Day of Action Held to Oppose Mental Health Bill

by Editor October 15, 2015April 19, 2021
Blood Test image courtesy Neeta Lind, flickr creative commons
Posted inHealthcare Technology, NC Health Briefs

New Rule Gives Patients Direct Access To Their Lab Reports

by Editor February 19, 2014February 20, 2014
HHS Secretary Aldona Wos (far, blonde hair) speaks to legislative questions about HB 695. Rep. Ruth Samuelson (red jacket) stands in the foreground.
Posted inFeatured, Healthcare Workers

Tighter Abortion Clinic Standards Questioned During House Committee Meeting

by Rose Hoban July 10, 2013October 19, 2021

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