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Waiting for a kidney during a pandemic

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Waiting for a kidney during a pandemic - North Carolina Health News

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on both routine kidney care and the number of transplants. At the same time, the estimated 37 million American adults with chronic kidney disease are at greater risk of contracting the virus.

By Melba Newsome This story is co-published by NC Health News, the Charlotte Post and the Charlotte Observer. This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Traci Evans Simmons’ job as an assistant in a pediatric medical practice normally brings her into contact with many people every day, a fact that unnerved her when the […]

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Coronavirus Today – May 1 – Search for COVID by zip code, hurricane season coming, cheesy science fun

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Coronavirus Today – May 1 – Search for COVID by zip code, hurricane season coming, cheesy science fun - North Carolina Health News

As if preparing for the virus isn’t enough, emergency management officials reminded North Carolinians today that it’s time to prepare for possible hurricane activity this summer.

By North Carolina Health News staff What’s your zip code? North Carolinians can search their zip codes to find out how many people who live in that mail zone have tested positive for COVID-19. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen said her department has added the information to a dashboard with the goal […]

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We know what you did this summer

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We know what you did this summer - North Carolina Health News

Members of Congress return to Washington, D.C. from their August recess today. We asked N.C.’s Congressional delegation if they had addressed any health care-related issues in their home districts during the break.

By Yen Duong Since early August, most members of Congress have been back in their home districts for the annual summer recess, and they head back to Washington, D.C. this week. Summer is a traditional time for lawmakers to leave Congress behind, and get in touch with constituents. Many hold town halls, tour public works […]

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Special Report: What happens when a state expands Medicaid?

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Special Report: What happens when a state expands Medicaid? - North Carolina Health News

We’ve written about the political battles surrounding Medicaid expansion in North Carolina for years. To cut through the political spin, this year we reached out to other states to ask what they experienced.

By Rose Hoban Medicaid expansion has the potential to add thousands of health care jobs to the North Carolina landscape, expand opportunities for care to hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians, and bolster the fortunes of smaller, rural hospitals. While at first, providers might be strained by the addition of these new patients to the […]

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State Stands Up Specialized Medical Shelters for Sicker Evacuees

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State Stands Up Specialized Medical Shelters for Sicker Evacuees - North Carolina Health News

At present, DHHS has created at least four shelters for people with serious health issues, but there’s likely need for more.

By Rose Hoban As Hurricane Florence bore down on eastern North Carolina, Louise Bledson and her neighbors from Trenton, the tiny county seat in Jones County upstream from New Bern, got the word that buses would come to Jones Senior High School to take people out of the path of the rising Trent River. When […]

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Advances In Treating Hep C Lead To New Option For Transplant Patients

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Advances In Treating Hep C Lead To New Option For Transplant Patients - North Carolina Health News

In the past, giving an organ infected with hepatitis C to a transplant patient would have been unheard of. Not any more.

By Julie Appleby Kaiser Health News After her kidneys failed from the same illness that took the lives of her mother and brother, Anne Rupp went on dialysis in May 2016, spending three hours a day, three times a week undergoing the blood-cleaning procedure. She hated it. Rupp, who had polycystic kidney disease, joined more […]

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