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shows a death certificate with annotations of causes of death. The "underlying cause" is COVID.
Posted inInfectious Disease

How COVID death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories

by Kaiser Health News November 7, 2020March 10, 2022

Victoria Knight and Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News November 2, 2020 In the waning days of the campaign, President Donald Trump complained repeatedly about how the United States tracks the number of people who have died from COVID-19, claiming, “This country and its reporting systems are just not doing it right.” He went on to […]

We see a paper death certificate, the envelope it came in, and the squiggly handwriting of the certifier, laid against a wood-paneled floor.
Posted inInfectious Disease

N.C. officials report thousands deaths from COVID-19. How do we know that’s true?

by Hannah Critchfield October 28, 2020January 27, 2021
We see a paper death certificate, the envelope it came in, and the squiggly handwriting of the certifier, laid against a wood-paneled floor.
Posted inPublic Health

Why is NC delayed in reporting COVID-19 death data? It’s about death certificates.

by Hannah Critchfield September 18, 2020January 29, 2021
Shows trend lines going downwards overall for metro areas, but trending upwards for "noncore" a k a rural
Posted inRural Health

Diabetes mortality gap widens for rural americans

by Daily Yonder May 9, 2019May 9, 2019
red barn on a hillside, next to a field of grass. It's an analogy for rural health or the rural-urban divide.
Posted inRural Health

CDC report details health disparities between rural minorities

by Taylor Knopf November 28, 2017November 13, 2019
Generic emergency room/ department entrance photo, with a carport and sign saying "Emergency" No hospital name is visible.
Posted inRural Health

Political Uncertainty Adds to Challenges of Rural Hospitals

by Rose Hoban February 14, 2017April 6, 2017

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