A proposed bill would ban trans children from participating in sports that align with their gender identity. Fewer than 10 trans high school students have tried to play NC sports in the last 2 years, but legislators say the bill is proactive. #ncpol #ncga northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Transgender children face barriers to participation in athletic activities, and few appear to be playing in school sports in NC at all – raising questions from advocates and student athletes about why the bill is being presented. #ncpol #ncga #nced northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Come July 1, NC’s Medicaid program is being placed in the hands of commercial insurers, and this time, state officials say, the transition is all but guaranteed. #Medicaid #ncga northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

Fewer than 10 transgender athletes have sought to play in North Carolina public high schools, but sponsors claim the bill is a ‘proactive’ measure. #nced #ncnews #ncpol #ncga northcarolinahealthnews.org/2…

The Harnett County Health Department

Toni Henley says she is frustrated because her husband, Jeff, had to wait nearly a week to be tested for the COVID-19. Now he's being given hydroxychloroquine

Harnett County coronavirus patient now hospitalized, unproven drugs may be part of treatment

March 22, 2020 by Greg Barnes

Harnett County coronavirus patient now hospitalized, unproven drugs may be part of treatment - North Carolina Health News

Jeff Hensley, 57, started feeling ill on March 4, now his wife says he's being treated with hydroxychloroquine, an old drug that researchers hope will be a "hail Mary" treatment for coronavirus infection.

By Greg Barnes and Rose Hoban Update: Jeff Hensley returned home Sunday, according to a Facebook post his wife, Toni Hensley wrote. “[H]e is tired and weak and still short of breath but he will be recovering at home with his personal home nurse,” she wrote. A Harnett County man with the coronavirus has taken […]

Wife of Harnett County man with coronavirus says testing should have been done sooner

March 18, 2020 by Greg Barnes

Wife of Harnett County man with coronavirus says testing should have been done sooner - North Carolina Health News

Toni Hensley said she is frustrated that it took almost a week before her husband could get tested for the virus, but she praised health officials and urged people to heed their warnings.

By Greg Barnes Jeff Hensley wasn’t feeling well when his plane touched down in Raleigh on March 7. He had just returned from Hawaii with all of the symptoms of coronavirus — a cough, fatigue, tightness in the chest, shortness of breath — everything except one. He didn’t have a fever. Two days later, he […]

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