UNC Scientists Develop Long-Acting HIV Prevention Treatment
It’s a major step forward in the field of HIV prevention, which has primarily relied on once-daily oral PrEP medication for the last decade.
How Healthy Are NC’s Women, And Are Their Needs Ready To Be Met?
Women’s health report card spotlights promising trends in preventative health and adverse trends in perinatal and chronic health.
NC Advocates Ponder the Future of Abortion in Wake of Supreme Court Leak
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, it is likely the right to obtain an abortion will come down to individual states.
State Lawmakers Formed a New Committee to Explore Medicaid Expansion
Expanding Medicaid could have important impacts on health issues across the state. Could lawmakers finally make the move this year?
Youth Suicides on the Rise in N.C., Child Fatality Task Force Reports
The broader firearm-related mortality rate in North Carolina has also increased dramatically among children under 17—nearly doubling since 2019.
15 Minutes: Chavez Adams
The Raleigh lawyer was in a life-or-death situation last year after contracting COVID-19. At the ER, the doctor realized he was experiencing myocarditis and used a new type of heart pump to give his heart a rest—saving his life in the process.
Duke Researchers Find Way to Decontaminate and Reuse N95 Masks, Possibly Alleviating Critical Shortfall
Fighting the coronavirus will take about 3.5 billion N95 masks. The U.S. has a stockpile of 40 million.
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How One Company Allegedly Tried to Cash In on the Coronavirus
Normally, Duke pays about $2 a mask. A Morrisville company wanted to charge $8.45 per mask, according to emails included in the complaint.
NC’s Health Centers Ramp Up COVID-19 Outreach to Vulnerable Patients
“It’s like church, if they don’t come here, they may not get the communication.”
Even If We Avert Disaster in November, America Is Broken
The American Dream rings increasingly hollow.
Transgender Employees, Excluded from State Health Plan, Sue North Carolina for Discrimination
“Revoking health insurance coverage for transgender employees puts the state of North Carolina on the wrong side of history.”
NC Child: It’s “Risky” to Give Birth in North Carolina—and in Durham County
A new report from the advocacy nonprofit NC Child says that North Carolina’s fetal and infant mortality rates are still among the highest the nation, but legislators can take steps to fix it by “expanding health care access and utilization for women of childbearing age.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, North…
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