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Tag: UNC School of Public Health

a woman in a face shield, mask, gloves and full protective gear looks at test tubes on a desk full of science equipment
Posted inInfectious Disease

COVID-19 variants have come to NC. What does it mean?

by Hannah Critchfield February 24, 2021April 12, 2021

By Hannah Critchfield Even as the numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the novel coronavirus are dropping in North Carolina, there is a potential dark cloud on the horizon. That’s because, as of last week, both the South African and Great Britain variants of SARS CoV2, the virus also known as COVID-19, have been […]

Steve Wing, a professor of epidemiology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Photo by Gabe Rivin
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Profiles, Public Health

The People’s Professor

by Gabe Rivin January 20, 2015April 7, 2017
The MSF Ebola Treatment Centre. Two medical staff are bringing in a weak patient who has been in contact with people infected with Ebola to the admission area.
Posted inInfectious Disease

Ebola on the Minds of NC’s Public Health Community

by Editor September 17, 2014April 22, 2021
Fresh produce at the State Farmers' Market in Raleigh. Proposed food safety rules might adversely affect farmers selling more than $500,000 worth of produce each year.
Posted inChildren's Health, Chronic Disease, Featured, Rural Health, State Health Policy

Diverse Group Looks to Tackle Issue of N.C. Food Access

by Rose Hoban January 29, 2014January 30, 2014
pllls and dollar bills
Posted inCost of Care, Featured, Health Insurance, Research News

Out-of-pocket Costs Hinder Cancer Healing

by Editor January 13, 2014January 16, 2014
The Commonsense Consumption bill would restrict the ability to sue food manufacturers and distributors over high calorie foods they sell.
Posted inChronic Disease, Consumer News, Featured

Your Diet, Not the Diet Drink Matters to Your Health

by Rose Hoban June 3, 2013October 19, 2021

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