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HEALTH - Cardinal & Pine

First over-the-counter birth control pill will go on sale this month

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Upon hitting store shelves, Opill will become the most effective birth control method available without a prescription.
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More than 50,000 NC students will get healthy school breakfasts thanks to new funding

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In North Carolina, one in six children does not have consistent access to food. These grants will expand schools’ ability to provide them with breakfast.  Gov. Roy Cooper announced $1.3 million in new state grants this week to help schools across the state expand breakfast options to more than 50,000 students. The funds, from the […]
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This OB-GYN was terrified for her patients who needed abortions. Then she became one.

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Texas OB-GYN Austin Dennard reveals what a future under a Republican president would do to reproductive rights in America.
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VIDEO: Sex Ed in NC Schools

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Republican-backed legislation has caused tens of thousands of kids in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools to miss sex-education classes, health screenings, and lessons on consent, data reveals. The new law requires parents to give their OK before these classes can be offered. Cardinal and Pine’s Senior Editor Billy Ball tackled the issue in October.   View this post […]
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Insulin prices plunge for North Carolinians due to Biden’s American Rescue Plan

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Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s price cuts are expected to benefit many North Carolinians who need insulin to survive. The companies first announced the moves last year, as a response to an American Rescue Plan provision that threatened to penalize them if they kept prices high.