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Rural water utilities in North Carolina are still reeling from Helene

NC Health News

The landscape along the creeks and mountainsides has been forever changed. Everyone has had to adjust to these changes and more, even as they’ve dealt with similar problems at home. Darlene Butler, the town manager of Spruce Pine, has had to ask residents to conserve water while crews scramble to erect a temporary treatment plant.

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Gerontological Society conference highlights aging story ideas for 2025

Association of Health Care Journalists

Last month, nearly 4,000 people (experts, researchers and journalists) gathered in Seattle for the Gerontological Society of Americas annual scientific meeting on aging. While it was impossible to attend every session or fully absorb the wealth of information in four days, several themes and areas of concern emerged.

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Public Health Risks of Urban Wildfire Smoke Prompt Push for More Monitoring

KFF Health News

So, the professor of environmental health at Colorado State University devised a plan to get answers. “These disaster events keep happening. “These disaster events keep happening. The EPA press office declined to comment in an e-mail to KFF Health News. A measure by U.S. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

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Public health risks of urban wildfire smoke prompt push for more monitoring

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. So, the professor of environmental health at Colorado State University devised a plan to get answers. These disaster events keep happening. The EPA press office declined to comment in an email to KFF Health News. A measure by U.S.