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Lindsi Franklin’s son, Isaac, was 9 years old in June 2024 when doctors found an abscess in his stomach and a section of diseased bowel. He was diagnosed with severe Crohn’s disease — Isaac’s immune system had decided that his own intestines were an enemy.
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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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CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen is making recommendations about when to get your updated Covid and flu shots.
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Surgery schedules around the country may be washed out for several more weeks while a crucial IV and sterile fluids factory remains closed after a hurricane-related shutdown.
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Power outages, clinic closures and supply shortages leave vulnerable residents at risk as providers scramble to restore life-saving treatment across western North Carolina.
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Worsening heat from climate change is becoming increasingly hazardous to human health. ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ explains in a comic informed by several experts how we physically respond when we're feeling too hot, what ways people become sick and die from the heat, and how we can prepare ourselves to better handle extremely hot days.
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With a quickly warming climate, the push to implement heat-related protections for outdoor workers is even more urgent. Worker protections are a central issue in this year's race for North Carolina's labor commissioner.
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Recent deaths are setting off a wake-up call across North Carolina about the harsh conditions outdoor workers face amid rising temperatures and scant workplace protections.
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Elevate, a four-year non-degree program for those with disabilities like down syndrome, is accepting applications for its 2025 spring cohort
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Jeff Tiberii talks to Ames Alexander of The Charlotte Observer about his reporting on plans to address North Carolina's medical debt crisis.
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COVID-19 is here to stay, and CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen is making recommendations about when to get your updated Covid and flu shots. Prepare with us, and Dr. Cohen, before a predicted surge of these and other respiratory viruses this fall. Plus, Dr. Cohen reflects on her first year leading the CDC.
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Zebulon Police Department partnered with nonprofit New Blue, which helped create a new program to assist children during 911 emergencies.