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NC claims fewer prisoners died of COVID than documents show. Why does that matter?

February 9, 2021 by Hannah Critchfield

NC claims fewer prisoners died of COVID than documents show. Why does that matter? - North Carolina Health News

A North Carolina Health News and VICE News investigation found this undercount is likely not unique to North Carolina, and could be happening in dozens of states across the country.

By Hannah Critchfield and Arabella Saunders In the final hours of August 2, Billy Bingham lay alone in his cell, silent except for the sounds of his short, shallow breaths. Thirty-four minutes after midnight, he was dead. Paramedics arrived at the Albemarle Correctional Institute, a state prison in central North Carolina, too late to take […]

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NC advocates: Adult Protective Services needs multi-million dollar boost from state to fight abuse and neglect

January 27, 2021 by Thomas Goldsmith

NC advocates: Adult Protective Services needs multi-million dollar boost from state to fight abuse and neglect - North Carolina Health News

Adult Protective Services in every county are charged with discovering and dealing with abuse and neglect of adults with disabilities. Now COVID has added cost and other burdens on workers.

By Thomas Goldsmith Sharnese Ransom works to protect adults with disabilities from neglect and abuse, both in her Raleigh neighborhood and when running the statewide group that represents North Carolina’s frontline troops against abuse of aging adults. The 2020 arrival of the pandemic has made it tougher on both settings. In fact, the state’s most […]

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2021: COVID still looms large

January 4, 2021 by Editor

2021: COVID still looms large - North Carolina Health News

Here’s what is on the horizon for the new year as the state continues to battle COVID and environmental issues.

By North Carolina Health News staff Rural broadband infrastructure funding moves forward, with limited impact The pandemic highlighted long-standing weaknesses in the internet infrastructure of rural counties across the state. From telehealth to working to learning from home, residents in rural areas discovered that what was once an inconvenience now became a hurdle which, in […]

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Report: NC will pay for climate inaction

December 26, 2020 by Coastal Review Online

Report: NC will pay for climate inaction - North Carolina Health News

By Jennifer Allen, Coastal Review Online A new report finds that if steps aren’t taken immediately to fight climate change in the state, it will come out of the pockets of North Carolinians over the next 20 to 30 years. The Environmental Defense Fund commissioned RTI International to look at the short-term financial ramifications if […]

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Coronavirus Today – Dec. 22 – Pastors share virtual Christmas plans; Cocktails to go; Vaccines to nursing homes; More red and orange counties

December 22, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Coronavirus Today – Dec. 22 – Pastors share virtual Christmas plans; Cocktails to go; Vaccines to nursing homes; More red and orange counties - North Carolina Health News

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths hit new records as North Carolina battles a Thanksgiving case surge with Christmas only days away.

By Anne Blythe With Christmas only three days away, more than 90 percent of North Carolina’s 100 counties have critical or substantial spread of COVID-19. Gov. Roy Cooper and his top public health official, Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, have spent much of the past two months trying […]

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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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