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Fuquay-Varina couple carry blood stem cells across the U.S.
By Rachel Crumpler Retired couple Karon and Leo Mertens, who live in Fuquay-Varina, are traveling more than they ever have.…
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House speaker adds another Medicaid expansion plan to the mix
By Rose Hoban On Wednesday morning, a group of advocates who’ve been working to persuade the General Assembly to expand…
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NC pediatricians gear up for giving COVID-19 shots to infants, toddlers
By Anne Blythe, Rose Hoban and Taylor Knopf Christoph Diasio, a Southern Pines pediatrician and president of the North Carolina…
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Ocracoke to get a pharmacy next year
By Peter Vankevich Ocracoke Observer It may surprise some that Ocracoke does not have a pharmacy. The Ocracoke Health Center…
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Why small NC mountain city is taking on nation’s largest hospital system
By Shelby Harris, Carolina Public Press A small mountain city is challenging the nation’s largest hospital system in court. Brevard…
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Health Care Half Hour: Getting to yes on Medicaid expansion across political divides
In this Health Care Half Hour, NCHN Editor-in-Chief Rose Hoban talks with Casey Cooper, the CEO of Cherokee Indian Hospital;…
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National report raises overarching questions on U.S. nursing home care
By Thomas Goldsmith “Ineffective, inefficient, fragmented, and unsustainable.” That’s the summation of the state of U.S. nursing homes — their…
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New study asks Black and Latino residents who had COVID-19 in pandemic’s first year about their experience
By Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven From higher infection and hospitalization rates to disproportionate death rates, the COVID-19 pandemic hit people of color…
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A focus on soil quality as the climate changes
Growing nutritious food almost seems like magic. You plant a seed in the soil, add water and sun and food…
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UNC researchers embark on statewide effort to reduce racial disparities, improve maternal health outcomes for Black moms
By Rachel Crumpler Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women, according…
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