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The autopsy suites in the new state lab in Raleigh expanded the capacity of the Office of State Medical Examiner. The new facility opened in early 2013.
Posted inConsumer News

Workforce shortages in DHHS creating wider problems

by Anne Blythe October 13, 2022October 12, 2022

By Anne Blythe As North Carolina’s chief medical examiner, Michelle Aurelius says she has trouble sleeping at night. It’s not just because of the nature of her work — seeing that violent, suspicious and overdose-related deaths are adequately investigated from a medical perspective. What troubles her is that medical examiner system cases in North Carolina […]

shows a banana and a condom on a pink background. Condoms are used to prevent sexually transmitted diseases
Posted inInfectious Disease

Not socially distant: NC rates of sexually transmitted disease climb during the pandemic and beyond

by Rose Hoban September 22, 2022September 21, 2022
shows three politicians who are usually at odds on the same dias, they're there in order to sign bills to provide COVID relief
Posted inState Health Policy

State Senate presents budget, with a bump up in spending for health and human services

by Mona Dougani June 23, 2021August 31, 2022
shows a man at a podium gesturing. In the corner to the upper right is a American Sign Language interpreter gesturing
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – June 2 — Cash for COVID-19 vaccines; Staving off evictions; GOP panel nixes governor’s environmental pick

by Anne Blythe June 2, 2021October 25, 2022
shows a blue screen with a graph of COVID cases that are creeping upwards. There are screen inserts of two women, each gesturing with their hands
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – July 16: Hospitalization and incidental COVID-19 cases; Latinos complain of being turned away; Federal change-up and NC impact

by Editor July 16, 2020December 10, 2022
shows an inmate in a orange jail jumpsuit and handcuffs behind a bottle labeled methadone, an opioid use disorder drug that can help reduce cravings.
Posted inSubstance Use

For some opioid users in NC, jail doesn’t mean detox

by Taylor Knopf February 25, 2020April 12, 2021

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