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Tag: North Carolina General Assembly

shows the back of a wheelchair, with an old and wizened hand on the arm of the chair
Posted inAging

NC’s low performing nursing homes to get more federal scrutiny

by Thomas Goldsmith November 2, 2022November 1, 2022

By Thomas Goldsmith Too often, frail and mostly older people in poor-performing skilled nursing facilities end up in unnecessary pain or distress.  One example comes to light in the story of a resident of Accordius Health, a Statesville nursing home. State records show she was in such pain from a severe tooth abscess on Oct. […]

shows a woman having a pregnancy ultrasound
Posted inGender health

‘Constant chipping away at our reproductive rights’: Advocates slam funding for crisis pregnancy centers in House budget

by Elizabeth Thompson September 21, 2021August 31, 2022
We see a demonstrator in a tan hat holding a large transgender flag and another person behind them in glasses and a black hat holding two smaller flags, the pride flag and the transgender flag, at a rally for transgender rights on a train platform in Phoenix, Arizona.
Posted inGender health

In HB2’s shadow, advocates fear the consequences of anti-trans bills in NC

by Elizabeth Thompson September 15, 2021August 31, 2022
Posted inRural Health

In North Carolina’s mountains, broadband isn’t a given

by Liora Engel-Smith July 7, 2021August 31, 2022
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Posted inEnvironmental Health

N.C. environmental groups file petition to join other states in combating climate change

by Greg Barnes February 25, 2021February 24, 2021
shows two adults providing applied behavior analysis, otherwise known as ABA therapy, with two young people.
Posted inChildren's Health

Lawmakers want to make it easier for children with autism to get therapy

by Rose Hoban February 24, 2021February 23, 2021

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