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In Zambia, truck drivers and sex workers have high rates of being HIV positive — and are at high risk of contracting the virus. Here's how they have been affected by the administration's policies.
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See the latest news and information about COVID-19 and its impact on the Charlotte region, the Carolinas and beyond. -
Americans spend more on medical care than those in other wealthy countries, but we’re a lot sicker. The Price We Pay will explore the reasons for that and possible solutions to our health care crisis.
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A leaked budget proposal shows that the federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ+ youth through the 988 crisis line. -
North Carolinians are getting older, but there aren’t enough people getting trained to care for them. The population of people ages 65 and older in North Carolina is expected to nearly double to 2.7 million in the next couple decades. -
With people losing their jobs and the stock market rocky, there's a lot of financial anxiety right now. Research shows how you approach it can be key to protecting your mental and physical health. -
It's a "ready-to-use therapeutic food" that's had remarkable success in treating malnourished kids. The State Department says it's still available. Factories and field workers have a different view. -
Community leaders broke ground this week for a new youth behavioral and mental health facility in one of the city’s Corridors of Opportunity. -
Scientists have a new clue in the mystery of why younger people are getting more colon cancer. It may have to do with a toxin produced by a common gut microbe. -
The unexpected elimination of funding for the decades-long research project focused on women's health shocked scientists. They were heartened by the quick restoration of support. -
House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that the public has a right to access federal records. -
ROMEO stands for "retired older men eating out," and it's helping guys in one Maine town get out of the house and into more friendships. -
Taking the drug made one writer feel so sick she quit and focused on healthy habits instead of her body size. Turns out, 65% of people using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss quit within a year. -
Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association. -
The Women's Health Initiative, begun in the 1990s, has made many important discoveries. Now, funding to collect more research data will end in September.
