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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. […]

A woman in full medical gear stands in a tent and holds a bottle.
Posted inRural Health

NC hospitals near capacity as coronavirus hammers the state

by Liora Engel-Smith January 8, 2021January 26, 2021
man in fatigues and a face mask stands in front of a sign reading: "patient intake" in a COVID-19 overflow centr
Posted inInfectious Disease

Shuttered hospital could get new life courtesy of COVID

by Rose Hoban May 18, 2020January 29, 2021
shows trend lines for COVID-like illnesses in the emergency departments higher than in prior years, but decreasing overall
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – May 5 – Cooper eases restrictions as of Friday, reporting on nursing home, meat processor outbreaks

by Editor May 5, 2020November 25, 2022
Rapper sings about COVID, he's standing behind a microphone, wearing a mask and gloves
Posted inPublic Health

Coronavirus Today – April 13 – Pressure mounts to ease restrictions, pandemic-related prison releases, volunteer health corps growing

by Editor April 13, 2020December 10, 2022
little girl carrying a pink pail leans over to pluck a pink easter egg from the grass. Because of Coronavirus, egg hunts have gone virtual this year.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Coronavirus Today – April 10 – ‘Moving protests’, mental health care for frontline workers, virtual egg hunts

by Editor April 10, 2020October 27, 2022

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