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North Carolina’s post-election challenge: separating the pandemic from politics.

December 7, 2020 by Rose Hoban

North Carolina’s post-election challenge: separating the pandemic from politics. - North Carolina Health News

Governor Cooper would like more people to wear masks, but cooperation remains elusive. What will it take to change people’s minds?

By Rose Hoban In the days after this fall’s election, Gov. Roy Cooper said he hoped to “depoliticize” the wearing of masks and other public health measures designed to reduce transmission of the coronavirus. “I think it’s going to be a natural occurrence, now that the election is over,” said Cooper at a press briefing […]

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Coronavirus Today – Dec. 1 NC COVID-19 vaccines to be free; Phased roll-out could begin in weeks; Record hospitalizations in NC

December 1, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Coronavirus Today – Dec. 1 NC COVID-19 vaccines to be free; Phased roll-out could begin in weeks; Record hospitalizations in NC - North Carolina Health News

Gov. Roy Cooper offers hope about vaccines while urging North Carolinians to stay strong in the fight against COVID.

By Anne Blythe and Thomas Goldsmith North Carolina could get its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines by late next week or soon after if the federal Food and Drug Administration grants Pfizer an emergency use authorization, the state’s top public health official said on Tuesday. Gov. Roy Cooper and Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state […]

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Coronavirus Today – Nov. 23 – Mask mandate tightened; Greensboro toughens enforcement

November 23, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Coronavirus Today – Nov. 23 – Mask mandate tightened; Greensboro toughens enforcement - North Carolina Health News

Gov. Roy Cooper tightens mask order as NC COVID-19 case counts jump quickly. "We are in danger," he said as he ordered stricter enforcement of mask mandates.

By Anne Blythe Gov. Roy Cooper minced no words on Monday when he gave an update on North Carolina’s COVID-19 trends and metrics. “We are in danger,” Cooper told reporters during an afternoon briefing. “This is a pivotal moment in our fight against the coronavirus. Our actions now will determine the fate of many.” The […]

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Novant, UNC to expand medical education partnership across the state

November 19, 2020 by Liora Engel-Smith

Novant, UNC to expand medical education partnership across the state - North Carolina Health News

On the heels of a medical education agreement between UNC, its medical school and Novant in New Hanover County, the entities announced Thursday that they will expand the partnership to sites across the state.

By Liora Engel-Smith Cementing a relationship that began with the sale of New Hanover Regional Medical Center earlier this year, Novant, UNC Health and the medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill school announced a similar agreement is in the works for other Novant locations across North Carolina. In a press release Thursday, the entities said they […]

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Coronavirus Today – Nov. 17 – Is your county red, orange or yellow? Seeking compliance cooperation; Not the time to punt

November 17, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Coronavirus Today – Nov. 17 – Is your county red, orange or yellow? Seeking compliance cooperation; Not the time to punt - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina will use a color-coded COVID-19 alert system to highlight viral hotspots.

By Anne Blythe North Carolina’s public health team has rolled out a new mapping tool that shows viral hotspots across the state as part of an attempt to engage leaders and residents in those counties to tailor stronger plans for slowing COVID-19 spread in specific regions. Through a color-coded alert system, the state will use […]

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Union, Cabarrus, other counties look to cut ties with Cardinal

October 20, 2020 by Rose Hoban

Union, Cabarrus, other counties look to cut ties with Cardinal - North Carolina Health News

Union and Cabarrus counties are exploring changing mental health management organizations ahead of a critical deadline. Others may follow suit.

By Rose Hoban With little debate, members of the Union County board of commissioners voted unanimously Monday afternoon to disengage the county from their relationship with Cardinal Innovations, which has managed mental health services there for years. Several hours later, Cabarrus County commissioners followed suit, initiating the process of severing ties with the organization, which […]

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Coronavirus Today – Oct. 13 – NC numbers going wrong way; Trump coming to Pitt County; Cuomo’s COVID hot-spot plan

October 13, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Coronavirus Today – Oct. 13 – NC numbers going wrong way; Trump coming to Pitt County; Cuomo’s COVID hot-spot plan - North Carolina Health News

As elementary schools open fully and President Donald Trump plans rallies in NC, cases and hospitalizations rise.

By Anne Blythe If North Carolinians want to keep going to restaurants and retail stores through the winter, now is not the time to let coronavirus pandemic fatigue give way to less mask wearing and social distancing. That was the message from Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, who […]

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Atrium combines with Wake Forest Baptist and its medical school

October 12, 2020 by Liora Engel-Smith

Atrium combines with Wake Forest Baptist and its medical school - North Carolina Health News

Details are still vague, but the Charlotte-based system announced plans to form a new enterprise with Wake-Forest Baptist on Friday. The combined organization will create a regional system with more than 40 hospitals.

By Liora Engel-Smith and Rose Hoban On the heels of a flurry of mergers, acquisitions and shifts in North Carolina’s health care environment in recent months, two large systems have announced Friday their intent to more closely affiliate. The Charlotte-based Atrium Health has agreed to form a new “enterprise,” Atrium Health Inc. with the Winston-Salem […]

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Coronavirus Today – Sep. 15 – Political rallies, masks and respect; Tillis, Cunningham and vaccine; Get your flu shot

September 15, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Coronavirus Today – Sep. 15 – Political rallies, masks and respect; Tillis, Cunningham and vaccine; Get your flu shot - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina has seen its COVID-19 positivity rates go down in recent days. Is it a lasting trend, or will events such as political rallies and holidays bump cases back up?

By Anne Blythe Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, may not have said the president’s name out loud Tuesday when she put her hand on the microphone in front of her as she spoke into the camera. Nonetheless, her message during a briefing with reporters was clear. President […]

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Coronavirus Today – Sep. 10 – NC in the ‘red zone’; Dr. Birx visits NC; Trump rally and model behavior

September 10, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Coronavirus Today – Sep. 10 – NC in the ‘red zone’; Dr. Birx visits NC; Trump rally and model behavior - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina’s coronavirus cases have plateaued at ‘stubbornly high rate,’ public health officials say.

By Anne Blythe North Carolina, which has seen a jump in COVID-19 cases among college students during the past month, was one of the states added this week to the “red zone” by the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Deborah Birx, the task force’s coronavirus response coordinator, was in North Carolina on Wednesday as part […]

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