Healthcare
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Screwworms are vampire zombie monsters, but experts say NC doesn’t have to worry yet
Screwworms feed on living flesh, and though NC State experts told Cardinal & Pine that an outbreak here is unlikely, you might want to finish your lunch before reading why.
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It’s tick bite season in North Carolina. Here’s how to prevent them
Late spring and early summer are historically the worst months for complications resulting from a tick bite in North Carolina. Here’s how to prevent them.
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This North Carolina bill would make it murder to have an abortion. Here’s what to know about it
House Bill 1232 would further tighten restrictions on abortion in NC, placing it on the list of states where abortion is considered fully banned.
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North Carolina is suing Trump’s Department of Education. Here’s why
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson says a Trump administration rule capping loans for nursing students is “unlawful.”
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3 things happening in NC: After flooding, the Carolina Beach boardwalk rebounds
Brighter days ahead for the Carolina Beach boardwalk. Plus, lawmakers look to head off more Medicaid crises.
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Hantavirus poses little threat to North Carolina, Duke infectious disease expert says
A North Carolina resident was among the cruise passengers exposed to the deadly hantavirus outbreak, but Dr. Nicholas Turner of Duke University, told Cardinal & Pine why North Carolinians shouldn’t be worried.
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Confronting the ghosts haunting healthcare in North Carolina
Cardinal & Pine’s Bad Medicine series sought to highlight the dangers that federal healthcare policy changes posed to North Carolina, especially its children. The series is ending, but the stories of courage and resolve endure.
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What traveling across rural NC taught me about America’s broken healthcare system
In an age of healthcare advancements, and in a state where growth and opportunities seem readily available, many of the state’s communities are simply being left behind.
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Republicans’ Medicaid cuts could disrupt the healthcare that’s kept these NC kids alive
Republicans often equate the raw cost of Medicaid with waste and abuse, a dangerous oversimplification for families whose healthcare needs are both genuine and extremely expensive.
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Inside ‘Human Shield,’ the documentary that chronicles abortion clinic escorts in NC and the US
A new documentary shows viewers the emotional journey abortion clinic escorts endure to help patients walk through the doors of abortion clinics in the US.
