N. Carolina Violence Prevention Office Announced by Governor
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday his...
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Public Health
Duke Health Experts Share Knowledge, Bust Stigmas Around Monkeypox
With the United States declaring monkeypox as the latest national public health emergency, Duke...
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US Declares Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Outbreak
Written by ZEKE MILLER, MIKE STOBBE and MICHAEL BALSAMO The federal government declared a public...
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Chatham County Community Assessment Highlights Health Inequities, Priorities
To help get a snapshot of its community’s wellbeing and issues, the Chatham County Health...
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UNC Names Next Dean of Gillings School of Global Public Health
UNC leadership announced Dr. Nancy Messonnier as the next dean of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health on Wednesday.
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UNC Researchers Tackling Gun Violence as ‘A Public Health Issue’
Gun violence kills more than 40,000 Americans a year. Can it help to approach the issue from a public-health perspective?
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US Deaths From COVID Hit 1 Million, Less Than 2 1/2 Years In
Written by CARLA K. JOHNSON The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a...
Read MoreWith COVID Mission Over, Pentagon Plans for Next Pandemic
A COVID-19 patient was in respiratory distress. The Army nurse knew she had to act quickly. It was the peak of this year’s omicron surge and an Army medical team was helping in a Michigan hospital. Regular patient beds were...
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US Officials Recommend Shorter COVID Isolation, Quarantine
Written by MIKE STOBBE U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for asymptomatic...
Read MoreHow a Kennedy Built an Anti-Vaccine Juggernaut Amid COVID-19
Written by MICHELLE R. SMITH Robert F. Kennedy Jr. strode onto the stage at a Southern California church, radiating Kennedy confidence and surveying the standing ovation crowd with his piercing blue Bobby Kennedy eyes. Then, he...
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