A third of transgender respondents reported having at least one negative experience with a health care provider in one 2015 survey. Growing telehealth access thanks to the pandemic may change that. #COVID19NC #coronavirusNC #nchealth northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Telehealth use has spiked during the pandemic, and many transgender patients and advocates hope the trend continues. #COVID19NC #coronavirusNC #nchealth northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

"Simmons acts as if her life depends on the choices she makes because she believes it does, and with good reason." #COVID19NC #coronavirusNC #nchealth northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Around 100 people gathered for a party in Dare County in June. Now, more than a quarter of attendees have COVID-19, and not everyone is cooperating with county health officials. #COVID19NC #coronavirusNC #nchealth #NCpol northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

The COVID pandemic has paved the way for virtual visits to continue for transgender patients, offering easy - and private - access to hormone replacement therapy and other care. #COVID19NC #coronavirusNC #nchealth northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Sandhills Regional Medical Center

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Shuttered hospital could get new life courtesy of COVID

May 18, 2020 by Rose Hoban

Shuttered hospital could get new life courtesy of COVID - North Carolina Health News

Rural Sandhills facility repurposed for non-coronavirus patients in the event of a surge.

By Rose Hoban The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on hospitals. Most hospitals lost millions in revenue when they stopped performing elective surgeries in mid-March, then spent millions gathering supplies and training staff to be ready for a potential surge in cases. But the pandemic may have the opposite effect on one shuttered rural […]

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Coronavirus Today – April 27 -Contact tracers needed, Atrium Health clinical trial, names of nursing homes with outbreaks released

April 27, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – April 27 -Contact tracers needed, Atrium Health clinical trial, names of nursing homes with outbreaks released - North Carolina Health News

NCDHHS announced a contact tracing task collaborative to support local health departments through the pandemic. Meanwhile, the state released the names of nursing homes with coronavirus outbreak.

By North Carolina Health News staff Help wanted: COVID contact tracers Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, has found a partner to help double the number of coronavirus contact tracers in North Carolina. The Carolina Community Tracing Collaborative was formed through a partnership with the state health department, Community […]

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