NC Health News

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Meanwhile, crews continue playing whack-a-mole as aging lines break. Another one gave way in rural Yancey County on Nov. The post Rural water utilities in North Carolina are still reeling from Helene appeared first on North Carolina Health News. 19, sending a geyser dozens of feet into the air.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Department of Labor and its Occupational Safety and Health Administration extended the public comment period for weighing in on a proposed rule to better protect people from extreme heat in indoor and outdoor workplaces. Gonzlez Mendoza died as a result of a pre-existing condition, Payne said in a statement sent to NC Health News.

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KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

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.

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