COVID-19 has brought renewed attention to the way deaths are counted, in North Carolina and nationally. Here's what the experts have to say about how death certificates are filled out and what that means for the official COVID count. #coronavirusnc #ncpol northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

“These data suggest that any drinking water utility drawing water from the Haw or Cape Fear River between Burlington and Wilmington could have similar exposures, and that’s a lot of people.” #environment #nchealth #PFAS northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Many of NC's waterways are contaminated by #PFAS, or forever chemicals. A new Duke study is finding high levels of the chemicals in residents' blood. #pollution #nchealth northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Here’s how official cause-of-death documents are completed in North Carolina. #COVID19NC #coronavirusnc #ncpol #ncnews northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

The study says about 1 million people may be drinking water that contains PFAS contamination that originates in the Haw River and flows downstream into the Cape Fear River. #Environment #environmentalhealth #ncnews northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

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Providers stand around a bed in a training about opioid use disorder at MAHEC in Asheville last year.

Initiative aims to connect patients to addiction treatment by building better networks

April 9, 2020 by Liora Engel-Smith

Initiative aims to connect patients to addiction treatment by building better networks - North Carolina Health News

A UNC-MAHEC partnership will create regional referral networks using a “hub and spoke” model to better care for those with substance use disorders.

By Liora Engel-Smith As coronavirus tears through North Carolina, upending nearly every aspect of life, some experts are focusing on another ongoing crisis that has gotten less attention in recent weeks: opioid overdoses. Overdoses of both prescription and illegal opioids killed an average of five North Carolinians a day in 2018, according to data from […]

A woman's pregnant torso poses in the light. This photo is used to illustrate perinatal depression and maternal health and use of nitrous oxide in childbirth.

Perinatal depression affects one in seven women, including me

January 17, 2020 by Yen Duong

Perinatal depression affects one in seven women, including me - North Carolina Health News

Less well-known than postpartum depression, perinatal depression caused by hormone and life changes affects many pregnant women. I should know: I’m one of them.

By Yen Duong I knew going into my third pregnancy that it’s not a walk in the park: around two-thirds of pregnant women experience morning sickness, almost everyone experiences fatigue from building a placenta, the immune system changes, and sleep problems arise. But I never expected that it would be this bad. For months, I […]

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