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Opioid Addiction Treatment in N.C. Not Separate but Still Unequal
John Woodyear is a primary care physician who specializes in addiction treatment. On most days, his waiting room at the Family Care Clinic & Associates is filled with patients waiting to get their prescription for buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid substance use disorder (SUD) sold under the brand names…
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Searching for Answers While Living With Long-Haul COVID Symptoms
One day in late April, Perdensal Springs took longer than usual getting ready for her job transporting seniors for the nonprofit PACE of the Southern Piedmont. Lately, it’s been little things that get her tangled up: where she put her keys, had she made her lunch, what was her first stop.…
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Child Immunization Rates Dip During COVID-19 Pandemic
When Kim Wilson got pregnant three years ago, she joined an online community group for expectant and new moms. Members shared advice and offered support with few disagreements, except when the discussion turned to child immunization. Wilson recalls some moms being dead set against vaccinating their children, having bought into…
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