North Carolina Health News
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NC Advocates Push for More HIV Awareness as COVID Restrictions Lift
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, North Carolinians sheltered in place, masked up and maintained distance, all in an effort to…
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Tension Builds Around How to Spend NC Opioid Settlement Money
The first payments from a $26-billion, multi-state opioid lawsuit settlement are set to arrive in the states later this spring,…
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What the Pandemic Showed Us About Juvenile Justice in Schools
As a former district court judge, N.C. Rep. Marcia Morey has seen firsthand how children can get entangled in the state’s…
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Medication-Assisted Treatment for Pregnant People Hard to Come by in NC Jails
The opioid epidemic has continued to worsen across North Carolina, and it has impacted all kinds of people — including…
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Rapid Antigen Tests Are Coming. What’s the Best Way to Use Them?
In the coming days, people seeking a rapid test to see if they’re positive for COVID-19 will be able to…
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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…
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COVID Testing Policies in NC Prisons Cause Confusion, Fear
As the most recent COVID-19 outbreak spread through the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women late this summer, the most…
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A New Option for Charlotteans in a Mental Health Crisis
On a patio tucked behind an old brick two-story house, Susan Hart sat on a glider surrounded by lush green…
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Jails Are the Safety Net for Medical Crises but Some NC Counties Can’t Keep Up
Seated on lush forest land in the far west of the state, Graham County, the third-least populous county in North…
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COVID-19 Creates Additional Challenges for Those Leaving Incarceration in NC
When Jeff Walker came out of incarceration, all he had were the clothes on his back. He was directionless, stigmatized.…
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Disability Groups Struggle with Abortion/Down Syndrome Debate
Liz Newton was over 30 when she and her husband decided they’d try to have another baby. They already had…
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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…
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Psychiatric Patient Transport Left in Sheriffs’ Hands Despite Pitfalls
This is the third story in a three-part series about how more people in mental health crisis end up under…
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As Nursing Home Visitation Restrictions Lifted, Questions Remain
Appalled when he saw blood mixed with the waste in his mother’s North Carolina nursing home toilet, Tim Wall called…
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Hospitals Face Staff Shortages as Coronavirus Hammers North Carolina
North Carolina’s hospitals are quickly filling up with patients stricken by the coronavirus, even as health systems in some of…
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Involuntary Commitments on the Rise Despite Warnings from Experts
This is the first story in a three-part series about how more people in mental health crisis end up under…
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