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Tag: women’s health

Photo shows the hands of a woman taking a finger prick diabetes blood test of another woman.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Study: Possible link between “forever chemicals” and diabetes in middle-aged women

by Will Atwater April 26, 2022April 25, 2022

By Will Atwater Eastern North Carolina has some of the highest rates of diabetes in the state.  There are two forms of diabetes – type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is a genetic disorder in which the immune system destroys insulin producing cells needed to regulate blood sugar levels. Type 2 diabetes occurs […]

a young, blonde white woman stands in front of the camera in a dark blue coat
Posted inGender health

Please welcome Elizabeth Thompson, our newest Report for America corps member

by Editor June 24, 2021June 24, 2021
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Posted inPrison Health

Help us welcome some new talent to the team

by Editor June 1, 2020January 29, 2021
picture of the contraceptive pill in its packaging
Posted inPrescription Drugs

States Start to Let Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control Pills

by Editor February 19, 2016April 19, 2021
Posted inState Health Policy

New Abortion Rules Will Become Law

by Editor June 4, 2015April 22, 2021
(Adults, left to right) Demekia Kincaid, Belinda Grant, Latisha Johnson and Shari Smith gather in March as a part of the public-health Project NAF program. Smith, a program caseworker, goes with participants to prenatal and well-baby visits and helps host support group meetings for moms in the program. Alicia Funderburk/Carolina Public Press
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, Medicaid, Public Health

Racial Disparities Persist in WNC Infant Deaths

by Editor June 17, 2014June 16, 2014

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