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Mission Hospital understaffing, preventable deaths reflect return to conditions that led to sanctions, advocates say
At least one other patient death mirrors the conditions that led to a man dying in a Mission Hospital ER bathroom this month, ...
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Lawmakers propose higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for NC dentists
Medicaid expansion, reimbursement, dentists, NC Oral Health Collaborative, NC Dental Society, House Bill 60, federal budget ...
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NC defendants with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered treatment
New treatment programs in jails and the community seek to reduce wait times and take a load off the state’s three psychiatric ...
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Critics accuse Atrium Health of “double dipping” on sales tax refunds
Atrium Health files two separate requests for sales tax refunds, likely allowing it to avoid a state limit of $45M on sales ...
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As more mental health crisis centers open across the state, here’s what you need to know
North Carolina's (mostly free) mental health crisis services are expanding. Here’s what they do and how to find them.
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Toxic trends: How Black beauty products may be harming consumers
An analysis of more than 4,000 beauty and personal care products marketed to Black women revealed that nearly 80 percent of them contain toxic chemicals, according to a report released by the ...
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Interactive: Physical Activity & Health in North Carolina – County Data
North Carolina’s men seem to be doing better than the state’s women in getting exercise and improving their life expectancies over time. And while all of North Carolina’s counties saw increases in ...