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Telehealth and Medical Education

Exploring Health

Teaching Medical Students to Use Telehealth Can Reduce Rural Health Inequities Telehealth use has skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic. This term refers to the issue of rural residents not being able to access healthcare improvements that are present in urban areas. Medical students have yet to be taught how to use it.

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Moore County organization expands youth transitional housing

NC Health News

Credit: Courtesy of TambraPlace Sowing seeds of success TambraPlace created its first home for youth in 2021 to serve young women ages 18-24 who are homeless, unaccompanied or considered at-risk. Six young men ranging in age from 18-20 have lived at Stone House. Because we do have so many unaccompanied homeless youth in rural areas.

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North Carolina preps for potential measles outbreak

NC Health News

Weve been able to maintain pretty good [vaccination] coverage, but still, its slipping, North Carolina State Epidemiologist Zack Moore told NC Health News. Department of Health and Human Services said. There are a whole host of complications and health issues associated with measles, Moore said.