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Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Black Patients Further Hurt by Barriers to Care

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Nationally, Black people are half as likely as white people to be referred to or get treatment even after a nonfatal overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Black people, meanwhile, made up about 24% of North Carolina’s population but only 7.5% of those served by the state assistance.

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Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants

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National Institutes of Health officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccine technology from their grant applications, two researchers said, in a move that signaled the agency might abandon a promising field of medical research. Stephanie Armour and Céline Gounder contributed to this article.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Federal Health Work in Flux

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The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A Texas midwife is accused of performing illegal abortions. ’ Now Her Funding Is Gone.