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Rural water utilities in North Carolina are still reeling from Helene

NC Health News

Meanwhile, crews continue playing whack-a-mole as aging lines break. Another one gave way in rural Yancey County on Nov. It’s hard enough dealing with the present. The post Rural water utilities in North Carolina are still reeling from Helene appeared first on North Carolina Health News.

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Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress

KFF Health News

One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. But Brown called them “lucky,” with enough health insurance or money to see a doctor. Research shows Black youth ages 1 to 17 are 18 times as likely to suffer a gun homicide as their white counterparts.