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Shows the hands of an elderly woman. Pain medication, opioids
Posted inAging

Keep it real, up to date when explaining Omicron to older NC people

by Thomas Goldsmith January 20, 2022August 31, 2022

By Thomas Goldsmith Given the near constant emergence of new permutations of COVID and the rise of the Omicron variant of the virus, a Duke clinician says he sticks to verifiable, often common-sense paths during conversations with people such as his own grandparents, who are in their 90s and living in long-term care.  As with […]

A little holiday toy in Christmas lights as an illustration of holiday toys.
Posted inAging

NC senior centers use holidays to reunite the lonely, combat continuing peril of COVID

by Thomas Goldsmith December 23, 2021December 23, 2021
An older white woman with silver hair wearing a tan suit smiles at the camera
Posted inRural Health

Rural North Carolina hospital leader emerges as outspoken critic of COVID ‘noise’

by BorderBelt September 12, 2021August 31, 2022
Shows a woman smiling with long dark hair and a white doctor's coat.
Posted inGender health

Pregnancy and COVID Q&A with gynecologist Lisa Rahangdale

by Elizabeth Thompson September 1, 2021August 31, 2022
In this photo Houston Booth is wearing a mask on Wake Forest Campus in front of Wait Chapel, the Chapel is blurred in the background.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Navigating the fall semester: Contrasts between private and public college campuses

by Mariama Jallow August 17, 2021August 31, 2022
In this photo 11 doctors and nurses are in a hospital in Gambia, they are all wearing a PPE mask and have a blue hat head cover on. Five of them are standing and five of them are sitting, each of the ten people are holding a piece of paper with one word on it. Starting from the top left with the people staying the words, 'we stay here for you' are written on the paper they are holding. Starting from the left the people sitting down have the words, 'please stay home for us' written on their papers. On the right of the image, the eleventh person is holding up a Gambian flag.
Posted inInfectious Disease

The Gambia and North Carolina — 4,000 miles apart with one thing in common

by Mariama Jallow August 11, 2021August 31, 2022

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