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Clinic’s new OB-GYN program hopes to cut soaring NC maternal death rate; could offer statewide modelRaleigh nonprofit clinic launches OB-GYN program to reduce maternal mortality for at-risk women. North Carolina rural clinics could adopt the same model.
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For many people of color in this country, a visit to the doctor means being extra careful about their appearance in the hope to be treated fairly during the appointment.
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Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration meeting Tuesday paved the way for the first treatment of human disease using the gene-editing technique CRISPR. The agency has a December deadline.
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The family of 30-year-old Jose Arturo Gonzalez Mendoza has started a GoFundMe seeking financial support, a week after the seasonal farm worker in Nash County died while working at Barnes Farms. Mendoza was working in North Carolina with an H-2A visa, which is for temporary agricultural workers.
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It’s striking how many of Charlotte’s local policy debates are still wrapped up in the language of economic mobility. Whether it’s transit and transportation, disparities in the school system, or racial inequities in housing, that’s how you’ll likely hear the questions framed. The latest: In the discussion about a developer seeking public subsidies for a new tennis complex, the sports arena has largely been portrayed as a tool to help low-income communities and children.
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Janette Kinard founded Champion House of Care ten years ago to serve teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. But she's expanded the group to help fill needs where she sees them.
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These devices measure blood oxygen levels and can help identify when patients are dangerously ill. But research shows they can deliver misleading results for people with darker skin.
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Black women in North Carolina are two times more likely to die from complications in pregnancy. Additionally, according to the CDC, Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related issues than white women. We talk to advocates and ask why that's happening and whether doulas and midwives help.
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There's a 12-year difference in the life expectancy of people who live in the ZIP codes that house the Grier Heights Community Center and the Mint Museum's Randolph Road location, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The neighborhoods are just a three-minute drive apart. We take a deeper look and ask local and national experts about the social drivers of health and how those factors impact life expectancy.
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For most people, more education leads to healthier and longer lives. Not so for Black men. Racism's power in harming their health may be more persistent than previously understood, researchers say.