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Aging

When a loved one dies at a nursing home, families face mazes and mirages in search for answers

by Thomas Goldsmith June 21, 2022June 20, 2022

National report raises overarching questions on U.S. nursing home care

by Thomas Goldsmith and Rose Hoban June 15, 2022June 14, 2022

To serve or not to serve more milk? NC DHHS, long-term care at odds

by Thomas Goldsmith April 28, 2022April 27, 2022

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Children’s health

NC pediatricians gear up for giving COVID-19 shots to infants, toddlers

by Anne Blythe, Taylor Knopf and Rose Hoban June 22, 2022June 21, 2022

Edgecombe County puts trauma front and center to heal the community

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven May 31, 2022June 1, 2022

StarMed comes to the rescue with baby formula

by Jamille Whitlow May 27, 2022May 26, 2022

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Environmental health

A focus on soil quality as the climate changes

by Will Atwater June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

Climate change, pollution imperil Cape Fear, advocates say

by Coastal Review Online June 8, 2022June 7, 2022

NC Waterkeepers use catch and inform approach to clean waterways

by Will Atwater May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

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Gender health

Could the absence of Roe change how medical schools train OB-GYNs?

by Rose Hoban June 28, 2022June 27, 2022

Carolina Abortion Fund helps patients sort out logistics and pay for their procedure

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

UNC researchers embark on statewide effort to reduce racial disparities, improve maternal health outcomes for Black moms

by Rachel Crumpler June 9, 2022June 8, 2022

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health disparities

Study finds racial, geographic inequities among recipients of NC disability services

by Taylor Knopf June 16, 2022June 19, 2022

New study asks Black and Latino residents who had COVID-19 in pandemic’s first year about their experience

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven June 13, 2022June 12, 2022

Gaps in NC addiction treatment disproportionately hit rural residents of color

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven June 6, 2022June 6, 2022

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mental health

Sheriffs want to turn transport of psych patients over to mental health workers

by Taylor Knopf May 23, 2022May 24, 2022

‘Beyond Innocence: The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt’

by Anne Blythe May 20, 2022May 21, 2022

Filling rural NC’s maternal health care desert

by Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

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oral health

Should North Carolina operate its Medicaid oral health program as fee-for-service or transition to managed care?

by Anne Blythe June 14, 2022June 13, 2022

NC dental board gets robust response to proposal to change sedation rules

by Anne Blythe May 4, 2022May 3, 2022

You can get Botox at your dentist’s office now

by Anne Blythe May 2, 2022May 1, 2022

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prison health

Prisons were some of the hardest hit places during the pandemic. What are the next steps forward?

by Elizabeth Thompson June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

Woman sues NC state prison system for mistreatment while pregnant

by Elizabeth Thompson May 25, 2022May 24, 2022

Decreasing sex crimes with therapy, friendship

by Elizabeth Thompson April 15, 2022April 14, 2022

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public health

Fuquay-Varina couple carry blood stem cells across the U.S.

by Rachel Crumpler June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Annual County Health Rankings report starts conversations across the state about a community’s health

by Rachel Crumpler June 1, 2022May 31, 2022

NC public health workers draw road map for years ahead

by Rose Hoban May 24, 2022May 23, 2022

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state health policy

House speaker adds another Medicaid expansion plan to the mix

by Rose Hoban June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Will NC Medicaid expansion ride tailwinds or lean into new headwinds?

by Rose Hoban June 3, 2022June 2, 2022

Kody Kinsley looks to make his appointment as HHS secretary official

by Rose Hoban June 2, 2022June 1, 2022

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