Claire Donnelly
Health Reporter & Host of FAQ City PodcastClaire Donnelly is WFAE's health reporter. She previously worked at NPR member station KGOU in Oklahoma and also interned at WBEZ in Chicago and WAMU in Washington, D.C. She holds a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and attended college at the University of Virginia, where she majored in Comparative Literature and Spanish. Claire is originally from Richmond, Virginia.
Reach her at cdonnelly@wfae.org or on Twitter @donnellyclairee.
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In this episode, we talk about the importance of having therapists who can address cultural, gender, identity or other needs.
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In this episode, we look at how religion and spirituality can work with mental health services to improve a person's well-being.
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In this episode, we talk about mental health care options beyond traditional talk therapy.
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In this episode, we explore how to find affordable options for mental health care with or without insurance.
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We discuss overcoming the stigmas that keep people from accessing mental health care, the early signs that mental health care is needed and how to find the right provider and services.
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Mecklenburg County will now offer the monkeypox vaccine to people at high risk of contracting the virus. The county health department said in a news release the vaccine will be available for free starting Wednesday at its two clinic locations.
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Fifteen new U.S. citizens representing 13 different countries were sworn in at a naturalization ceremony Monday morning in Charlotte.
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Republican leaders in North Carolina’s legislature want the state to start enforcing a 20-week abortion ban. Only a small number of abortions in North Carolina are performed after 20 weeks, but as it gets harder to obtain abortions in other states, experts say there may be more abortions later in pregnancy.
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Across North Carolina, clinics that provide abortions have seen a spike in patient calls after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday.
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Forty doses of a vaccine used for monkeypox arrived in Mecklenburg County on Monday, according to county health department officials. The doses came as the county on Monday reported its first case of monkeypox in a county resident.