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A boy sits on a couch across from an empty chair holding his head in his hands. The empty chair is unfilled by a psychiatrist, representing the shortage of providers
Posted inCharlotte Ledger

Where have all the psychiatrists gone? 

by Charlotte Ledger September 5, 2023September 6, 2023

By Michelle Crouch The Charlotte Ledger/ NC Health News When a South Charlotte mom was looking for a psychiatrist to prescribe medication for her teenage daughter’s depression last year, she described sitting with her phone and going down the list of doctors listed as in network with her insurance company. Some weren’t taking new patients. […]

This black and white image shows protesters outside the US Supreme Court representing both sides of the abortion debate.
Posted inState Health Policy

In the wake of Supreme Court leak, NC advocates ponder the future of abortion in the state

by Elizabeth Thompson and Rose Hoban May 5, 2022August 30, 2022
an aerial photo of Winston-Salem shows the smoke from the fertilizer plant fire
Posted inHealth Inequities

Wake Forest University students recount fertilizer plant fire, evacuations

by Mariama Jallow February 7, 2022August 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
A woman outside the window talks to her husband who is quarantined for coronavirus.
Posted inAging

Amid rising numbers of NC COVID-19 cases, uncertainties over seniors’ safety take hold

by Thomas Goldsmith August 13, 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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