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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is providing virtual mental health services through a partnership with United Healthcare.
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Impacted by federal cuts, NCDHHS set to eliminate dozens of jobs after losing $100 million in grantsThe Trump Administration eliminated millions in federal grant funding for North Carolina, which state health officials say will affect areas within the department like behavioral health and substance use disorder services.
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UNC Down Syndrome Clinic in Chapel Hill is for children and adults. The clinic provides access to critical care that people with Down syndrome need.
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Dr. Mandy Cohen became a household name in North Carolina after the virus spread to the state. She led the state Department of Health and Human Services under Gov. Roy Cooper, and went on to lead the CDC during the Biden administration.
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According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, most flu-related deaths across the state are seniors.
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N.C. Sen. Benton Sawrey, R-Johnston, landed an influential role in his second term this session as co-chair of the Senate’s committees on health care. He joined this week’s ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ Politics Podcast to talk about his efforts to address the unusually high costs of health care in North Carolina.
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Colloquially bird flu, or officially the H5N1 avian influenza, has been spreading among wild birds and poultry. While the public health risk remains low, there are some preventative measures you can take.
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Due South delves into postpartum physical and mental health in three conversations.
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A team of researchers are analyzing what’s in donor breast milk to assist milk banks with distributing the best variation of donor milk.
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Some doctors in N.C. are encouraging individuals to get vaccinated against measles, as there have been more than 160 cases in nine states so far this year.
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Some accused of crimes need mental health treatment to go to trial; new treatment programs in jails and the community seek to reduce wait times and take a load off the state’s three psychiatric hospitals.
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As fluoride skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. starts his first full week as Health and Human Services Secretary, debate over community water fluoridation simmers.