The Covid-19 pandemic has shone a harsh light, exposing vulnerabilities in healthcare and pharmaceutical supply chains. The struggle to move limited supplies as fast as possible to meet rampant demand for test kits, personal protection equipment and drugs has been exacerbated by structural weaknesses. A survey of more than 100 health experts, conducted just prior […]
Dear HOUSE Calls, My aunt was just diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, and I want to know why she didn’t find it sooner. It’s always been a problem in my family that people don’t like to go to the doctor for check-ups. Why is that, and how can I help the younger members of my […]
Tainted paint or water remain the most likely sources of lead contaminating a child’s blood in North Carolina. But evidence is growing that some imported spices, ceremonial powders, herbal remedies and other products pose an increasing hazard. Children of immigrants may especially be at risk. So state and county health officials are ramping up efforts […]
A dark blue Chrysler Pacifica minivan will no longer be the only emergency vehicle used by the ladies of Ezras Nashim: It’s time to go ambulance shopping. On Thursday, New York State Emergency Medical Services Council approved a long-sought ambulance license for the all-female Hasidic emergency medical service, Ezras Nashim in Brooklyn’s Borough Park. “We […]
In recent weeks, Manhattan psychologist Tabethah Mack has been getting more calls from people seeking therapy than ever before. Anxiety and depression, she says, are “off the chart.” She’s working seven days a week, between her job as a psychological counselor at Borough of Manhattan Community College and her private practice in Midtown. “There’s been […]
As it does for most high schoolers today, Jocelyn’s world came at her in a rush. The early morning alarm gave way to the crush of classes, and that in turn to the flood of homework, a dizzying flurry of touchscreen activity running through it all like the unending connective sinew of 21st century life. […]
At least three Montana county public health officials have stepped down in recent weeks, citing disagreements with local elected officials. Others say lack of public cooperation and partisan blowback is complicating their jobs. It’s a hoax. It’s being blown out of proportion. It has something to do with the 5G cellular network. Those are just […]
By Yen Duong A federal law passed in 2008 was supposed to ensure that patients with mental and behavioral illnesses were treated on par with patients with physical illnesses but a decade later, some North Carolinians still can’t receive treatment for those illnesses, either because they can’t find in-network providers or can’t pay for out-of-network […]
By Thomas Goldsmith Seriously. That’s the way North Carolina health-care professionals want the state’s health care system and broader community to consider and support fellow residents with conditions that endanger their lives and lifespans. The Task Force on Serious Illness Care recommended improving end-of-life care and planning as important needs that call for more attention. […]
When Morehead Memorial Hospital President and CEO Dana M. Weston started at the hospital in December 2015, she knew that the answer to the hospital’s financial woes was probably to become part of a larger health system. “I knew they had challenges,” she said. “I thought, sure, we can do a few things and turn […]
Hello readers! Thanks for checking NC Health News to keep up with all things health care and medical during Hurricane Florence. We’ve had some great stories about preparations for Hurricane Florence, check them out here: Eastern Hospitals Not Taking Any Chances with Hurricane Florence Tough Choices on Evacuating Assisted Living Residents in Disasters Got Meds? […]
For years, NC Health News has reported on the drug-related deaths, diseases and losses that have resulted from the opioid crisis. Life expectancy in the United States has dropped for two years in a row for the first time in more than 50 years, largely due to overdose deaths among people in the prime of […]
