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Chapel Hill researchers, Medicaid expansion, PrEP top virtual AIDS conference agenda

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Chapel Hill researchers, Medicaid expansion, PrEP top virtual AIDS conference agenda - North Carolina Health News

Our special correspondent Lee Storrow, from the NC AIDS Action Network, has attended the biennial International AIDS Conference in 2018 and 2016 and sent back dispatches for NC Health News. This year, he attended this year's virtual conference, which featured significant presentations by NC-based researchers.

By Lee Storrow Like so many other health care conferences and meetings across the globe, the 23rd International AIDS Conference went virtual. The biennial event was supposed to take place July 6-10 in San Francisco and Oakland, where researchers from UNC Chapel Hill would, once again, be headliners. The event, one of the world’s largest […]

An older black man holds a black sign with a pink triangle and the words, "Silence = Death," below it at The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, or ACT UP, 25th anniversary march in New York City in 2012.

“It’s kind of terrifying how little has changed:” Reflecting on two pandemics faced by the Black & LGBTQ communities

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“It’s kind of terrifying how little has changed:” Reflecting on two pandemics faced by the Black & LGBTQ communities - North Carolina Health News

This June marks the 50th anniversary of the first Pride parade, which arose in protest against police brutality and for the rights of LGBTQ people. Health equity has always been an indispensable part of that struggle.

By Hannah Critchfield Brad Batch was at a party in Garner when he first heard about the virus. The 30-year-old had recently moved back home after a few years in New Orleans. A friend approached him and asked a strange question about his old college boyfriend, who was now living in New York. “Did you […]

North Carolina ranks high nationally for LGBTQ-friendly hospitals

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North Carolina ranks high nationally for LGBTQ-friendly hospitals - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina had the fourth-highest number of health care institution “leaders” in an annual survey-based report from an LGBTQ rights group.

By Yen Duong In a state where advocates for transgender health still shudder remembering HB2, the “bathroom bill” of 2016, area hospitals have stepped up in their treatment of LGBTQ patients. North Carolina boasted 24 “leader” hospitals which received a perfect score in the 2019 Healthcare Equality Index, a survey from a national LGBTQ advocacy […]

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Report shows worrisome trend of suicides among N.C. youth increasing

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Report shows worrisome trend of suicides among N.C. youth increasing - North Carolina Health News

An annual report card finds kids dying by suicide at twice the rate of a decade ago, making it second only to motor vehicle accidents as a leading cause of death.

By Sarah Ovaska-Few Child health experts are startled by the steady increase of adolescent suicides in North Carolina, with the state experiencing twice the rate of deaths among older children as it did a decade ago. Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death of children from age 10 to 17, topped only by motor […]

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Mecklenburg among top focus locations in Trump HIV plan.

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Mecklenburg among top focus locations in Trump HIV plan. - North Carolina Health News

The president’s plan to “eliminate the HIV epidemic in the United States” will bring targeted help to the Queen City, which has the state’s highest rates of the disease.

By Yen Duong, Rose Hoban and Taylor Knopf In his State of the Union Address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump vowed to end the transmission of HIV infections in the United States by 2030. “My budget will ask Democrats and Republicans to make the needed commitment to eliminate the HIV epidemic in 10 years,” Trump […]

LGBTQ Senior’s Wariness Can Affect Access to Health Care

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LGBTQ Senior’s Wariness Can Affect Access to Health Care - North Carolina Health News

As they age, people in the LGBTQ community may feel like they need to hide their real identities, even from their health care providers.

By Thomas Goldsmith A few years ago, North Carolina started offering training to people who ran the state’s adult care homes on welcoming and looking after aging LGBTQ residents. Hundreds of providers took the web-based training, part of the 2015-2019 state aging plan, to bring the care network up to date on the “unique needs […]

STD Rates Bump Up in NC

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STD Rates Bump Up in NC - North Carolina Health News

New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention find increases in chlamydia and gonorrhea, with high syphilis rates starting to level off.

By Rose Hoban Despite the fact that fewer young people are having early sex, and pregnancy rates among teens are at historic lows, teens and people in their early 20s are nonetheless contracting sexually transmitted diseases in North Carolina. In fact, North Carolina has some of the highest rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in […]

J.D. Goates, a senior at Brigham Young University, tried to take his life at 17. The decadelong rise in youth suicide in the U.S. has been particularly steep in Utah, which has launched several suicide prevention efforts aimed at young people.

Increase in Youth Suicide Prompts Some States to Act

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Increase in Youth Suicide Prompts Some States to Act - North Carolina Health News

By MIchael Ollove Stateline When J.D. Goates was 17 and newly graduated from high school, he decided that he had had enough. His thoughts of suicide, which had begun when he was eight, had become stronger. He was ashamed of being bisexual, especially because his Mormon church told him that homosexuality was abhorrent. His classmates […]

April Quick attempted to get her child, Ash Haffner, into treatment for depression, but poor insurance and lack of money foiled her attempts.

Youth Suicide: What Parents Should Know

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Youth Suicide: What Parents Should Know - North Carolina Health News

Watch for these warning signs, and don’t be afraid to ask for help. Editor’s Note: This is the last in a four-part series examining youth suicide in North Carolina. If you need help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. By Andrew Rhew April Quick knew her oldest child, Ash Haffner, was struggling with […]

Youth Suicide: Out of Balance

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Youth Suicide: Out of Balance - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina lags the nation in school nurses, psychologists, counselors, and social workers — experts who could help save a child’s life. Editor’s Note: This is the third in a four-part series examining youth suicide in North Carolina. If you need help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. By Andrew Rhew Kelly Lister’s […]

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