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Coronavirus deaths bring attention to privatized state veterans homes

July 31, 2020 by Thomas Goldsmith

Coronavirus deaths bring attention to privatized state veterans homes - North Carolina Health News

As COVID-19 outbreaks moved through North Carolina this year, nursing home residents quickly numbered high among those who became infected. Among that population, 36 North Carolina residents of military service died of the novel coronavirus in state-owned veterans nursing homes managed by a Georgia conglomerate, PruittHealth.

By Thomas Goldsmith and Riley Davis With the federal government footing much of the operations bill, state veterans homes have existed since the Civil War, first to care for homeless survivors of war and those with disabilities. A second wave of soldier’s homes came after World War I. “Prior to World War I, programs for […]

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Coronavirus Today – July 28 – Alcohol sales curfew; NC trends stabilizing; Fighting utility shut-offs and evictions

July 28, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Coronavirus Today – July 28 – Alcohol sales curfew; NC trends stabilizing; Fighting utility shut-offs and evictions - North Carolina Health News

As NC universities and colleges prepare to bring students back to campus, governor limits late-night alcohol sales.

By Anne Blythe The last call for alcohol at North Carolina restaurants, breweries, wineries and distilleries will get earlier starting Friday. Gov. Roy Cooper, in anticipation of college towns filling up again with young people in their late teens and early 20s, issued an executive order that will stop the sale of alcohol at 11 […]

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Sanitation workers soldier on during COVID crisis despite risks

July 9, 2020 by Aaliyah Bowden

Sanitation workers soldier on during COVID crisis despite risks - North Carolina Health News

Early in the morning, these guys ride around on a truck in your neighborhood collecting every bit of trash you throw out not knowing what they're touching. A combination of smells wafts through their noses-- stinky diapers, spoiled pizza, hazardous chemicals. Sanitation workers across the state voice their concerns and share how their jobs have changed during the pandemic as an essential worker.

By Aaliyah Bowden Three days before Micheal Robinson Jr. found out that his superintendent had died in the hospital from the novel coronavirus, he learned that his cousin-in-law in New York had also died from COVID-19. Adrian Grubbs, a sanitation worker in Raleigh, was among the first few COVID-19 deaths in North Carolina. News of […]

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Among those disrupted by COVID-19: The nation’s newest doctors

July 3, 2020 by Kaiser Health News

Among those disrupted by COVID-19: The nation’s newest doctors - North Carolina Health News

New physicians suit up and start on July 1. They're entering a world with far more challenges than they could have imagined.

By Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News July 1 is a big day in medical education. It’s traditionally the day newly minted doctors start their first year of residency. But this year is different. Getting from here to there — from medical school to residency training sites — has been complicated by the coronavirus. “We were […]

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In late night vote, legislators wrap work on Medicaid bill

June 26, 2020 by Rose Hoban

In late night vote, legislators wrap work on Medicaid bill - North Carolina Health News

Bill that pushes state to restart the delayed conversion to managed care is on its way to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk.

By Rose Hoban Lawmakers made it clear this week, they want Medicaid to move to managed care, no more delays. Medicaid, a program that consumed $3.7 billion in state expenditures, was scheduled last year to transform from a system where the state pays for every test, treatment and hospitalization to one where independent insurance companies […]

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Coronavirus Today – June 18 – Campaigning for the face mask; $3.3 million prison testing plan; Tar River floods

June 18, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – June 18 – Campaigning for the face mask; $3.3 million prison testing plan; Tar River floods - North Carolina Health News

Gov. Roy Cooper hints at a statewide mask mandate, but North Carolinians won’t know for sure until next week.

By North Carolina Health News staff In this campaign year, governor stumps for the face mask Gov. Roy Cooper has not ruled out the possibility of reinstating social distancing restrictions if the state’s hospitals look as if they will be overwhelmed with patients battling severe COVID-19 infections as admissions continue to steadily climb. What he […]

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Former Wake County Register of Deeds Laura Riddick went to prison after embezzling nearly a million dollars. Then she contracted COVID.

June 15, 2020 by Thomas Goldsmith

Former Wake County Register of Deeds Laura Riddick went to prison after embezzling nearly a million dollars. Then she contracted COVID. - North Carolina Health News

Riddick describes what it’s like for her, and the women around her, to fall ill from the deadly virus while in prison.

By Thomas Goldsmith Laura Riddick did the crime and knows she has to do the time. As it’s turned out, the former Wake County register of deeds’ 2018 guilty plea — to charges of embezzling nearly $1 million in public funds — means that she’s housed in the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women at […]

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Affiliation, lease, sale: New Hanover Regional committee hears visions for system’s future

June 12, 2020 by Liora Engel-Smith

Affiliation, lease, sale: New Hanover Regional committee hears visions for system’s future - North Carolina Health News

Three hospital systems vying to partner with New Hanover Regional presented their proposals this week.

By Liora Engel-Smith A New Hanover Regional Medical Center committee weighed options for the future of the Wilmington-based hospital system this week as the county seeks a partner to back the hospital, one of the largest in the southeastern region. In a series of meetings this week, three contenders for partnership — Duke Health, Atrium […]

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If the coronavirus rebounds, Cary could be the first to know

June 9, 2020 by Greg Barnes

If the coronavirus rebounds, Cary could be the first to know - North Carolina Health News

Cary, Raleigh and other areas of the Triangle are working with N.C. State on a research project that aims to detect the virus in human feces, potentially alerting health officials to new outbreaks.

By Greg Barnes If a new surge of the coronavirus occurs, Cary could be among the first cities to detect the rebound and establish a quick response. Cary has teamed with the Massachusetts company Biobot Analytics, in collaboration with researchers at Harvard, MIT, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, to sample the city’s untreated sewage for […]

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Coronavirus Today – June 1 – Remembering George Floyd; focus on communities of color; protests and face coverings

June 1, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – June 1 – Remembering George Floyd; focus on communities of color; protests and face coverings - North Carolina Health News

As North Carolinians fight for justice for George Floyd, health officials work to reverse long-standing systemic health inequities.

By North Carolina Health News staff George Floyd tragedy breathes new energy into addressing health disparities Many already were on edge across North Carolina due to the coronavirus pandemic that has caused at least 898 deaths, sickened more than 29,000 people, closed businesses, killed jobs and forced people to change everyday routines. Then came the […]

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