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With COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise, experts …

WEBWeekly statewide data are reported by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. In January 2022, there were days when more than 5,200 people were …

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Fresh Air Weekend: St. Vincent; Kids and mental health

WEBSt. Vincent offers tension, release and sonic "jump scares" on All Born Screaming. Child psychiatrist Harold Koplewicz says kids are experiencing …

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Not a booster: New vaccine rollout will differ from earlier …

WEBThe newest COVID-19 vaccine was approved this week. State Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Tilson wants North Carolinians to know, first and foremost, that …

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Got brothers or sisters

WEBResearchers have found that a warm, close bond with a sibling in early adult life is predictive of good emotional health later in life, with less loneliness, anxiety and …

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Helping women get better sleep by calming the relentless …

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NC receives more than $4 million in federal funds to …

WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has provided more than $4 million to North Carolina to help close the gap in maternal mortality rates …

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Medicaid expansion is off to a strong start in NC WUNC

WEBIn a recent interview with NC Health News, DHHS Sec. Kody Kinsley said 280,000 people have received coverage through expansion as of Dec. 12. Data for …

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Rural providers especially excited about NC Medicaid …

WEBNorth Carolina legislators passed — and Gov. Roy Cooper signed — a Medicaid expansion law earlier this year. The move will bring health insurance to some …

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Providers key in NC’s push to launch delayed Medicaid …

WEBAfter multiple delays, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says it’s “on track” to implement specialized Medicaid plans this summer that …

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WakeMed will take on hospital-level mental care at …

WEBA photo of UNC WakeBrook from 2013 UNC Health annual report. WakeMed Health and Hospitals will provide hospital-level mental health and substance …

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First over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S. expands access …

WEBby Rachel Crumpler, North Carolina Health News. March 14, 2024. The first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S. — Opill — will soon be online and …

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Hospitals sued thousands of patients in North Carolina for unpaid …

WEBThe new report, based on an analysis of 5½ years of court records from 2017 to 2022, identified 5,922 debt collection lawsuits that targeted more than 7,500 …

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Access to abortion fraught with more logistical challenges as …

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State employees in North Carolina could lose coverage of …

WEBThe list prices per prescription refill for Wegovy and Saxenda, which come in four pre-filled pens that patients use to inject themselves, are $1,349 a month, according …

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Transgender youth in North Carolina dealing with medical …

WEBAdvocates say House Bill 808 is forcing delays in needed and desired health care and imposing burdens on those seeking care out of state. Family, doctor and …

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Bernie Sanders says Netanyahu is attacking campus protests to …

WEBIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic. The Vermont senator said it was an attempt to "deflect …

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A 100-degree heat wave in Gaza offers a sweltering glimpse of a …

WEBThe heat bore down on Palestinians living in tents and aid groups working in the sun. UNRWA reported several heat injuries among its staff, and at least one 18-year …

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Hamas says it's preparing to respond to Israel's latest Gaza cease …

WEBHamas says it's examining the latest Israeli suggestions for a cease-fire in Gaza, seven months into the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives and that …

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NFL Draft: Patriots pick UNC QB Drake Maye, Panthers trade into …

WEBMaye is the first Tar Heel to be a first-round draft pick since 2017, when the Chicago Bears selected Mitchell Trubisky. Maye, a native of Huntersville, N.C., threw for …

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Thousands of state employees will lose coverage of Wegovy, other …

WEBThe State Health Plan Board of Trustees voted yesterday to remove coverage of expensive weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Saxenda. Beginning April 1, …

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DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or

WEBWith nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public …

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Expanded prison medical release eligibility provides opportunity …

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As Hmong immigrants in NC get older, their adult children …

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Charlotte hospitals say ‘no thanks’ to charity’s efforts to erase

WEBThe nonprofit abolishes debt for individuals who earn less than 400 percent of the federal poverty level — about $120,000 for a family of four — or whose debts …

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A Baltimore-area teacher is accused of using AI to make his boss …

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