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North Carolina is among about a dozen states with the smallest percentage of children ages 13-17 considered fully vaccinated against HPV, according to 2022 data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The first known fatality was an elderly man who lived alone in a forested area and was immunocompromised. Scientists say there's no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus so far.
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Beneath the yards of an untold number of homes in North Carolina lay water lines installed 100 years ago. Some of these service lines, which send drinking water from the main pipes to the houses, contain lead, a neurotoxin. Under the EPA’s proposed rule, all lead-contaminated service lines would be replaced within 10 years.
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Researchers found roughly 240,000 detectable plastic fragments in a typical liter of bottled water. Most of them were nanoplastics — particles less than 1 micrometer in size.
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In 2023, six nations were able to eliminate virtually all cases of at least one of the illnesses on the World Health Organization's priority list of "neglected tropical diseases."
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Starting in early December, about 19,000 school districts will have the chance to order free rapid COVID tests from the federal stockpile for their students, staff and others in the community.
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Changes to a North Carolina law make it easier to prosecute people who distribute drugs, including fentanyl, if the drug user dies.
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Leishmaniasis, a disease spread by a parasite carried by sand flies, is generally considered a tropical disease. Now, thanks to climate change, new research finds it's endemic to the United States.
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Federal health officials issued the alert for six different brands of products after finding bacterial contamination at a manufacturing facility.
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The teen fentanyl crisis is following students onto college campuses, including UNC Chapel Hill. Here's what students and staff are doing about it.