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Affordable Care Act enrollment is open for 2022. Here's …

WEBIt’s time to sign up for Affordable Care Act — aka Obamacare — coverage for 2021. Open enrollment lasts until Jan. 15, although you need to sign up by Dec. 15 if you want coverage starting

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In The U.S., A Health Care System Rich In Resources, Poor …

WEBThe United States spends twice as much on medical care per person than other wealthy countries. In the U.S., it costs an average of about $12,600 a year for every man, woman and child.

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Governor’s health care budget proposals would help NC’s …

WEBNow that Gov. Roy Cooper has checked expanding Medicaid off his gubernatorial to-do list, he has shifted his health care focus to the needs of North Carolina’s most vulnerable — the young, the

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What we know about the hacking attack that targeted the …

WEBSCOTT SIMON, HOST: Major hacking attack threw parts of the U.S. health care system into chaos a couple of months ago. The hackers breached the Change Healthcare company and took hold of sensitive

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Got brothers or sisters

WEBResearchers have found that a warm, close bond with a sibling in early adult life is predictive of good emotional health later in life, with less loneliness, anxiety and depression.

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Five NC Hospital Systems Will Now Require COVID-19 …

WEBFive North Carolina hospital systems will now require all of their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Atrium Health, Novant Health, Cone Health, Duke Health and Wake Forest Baptist made

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Sickle cell patient's journey leads to landmark approval of …

WEBIn early December, the Food and Drug Administration approved a gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease, the first for any illness. One patient helped pave the way.

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Atrium Health benefits from a unique distinction other …

WEBAtrium Health, one of Charlotte's two major hospital systems, is technically considered a unit of local government — a designation not everyone agrees with. Michelle Crouch wrote about this for

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A mix-up over bioengineered tomato seeds sparked fears about …

WEBThe Purple Galaxy Tomato splashed across the cover of this season's Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog: a closeup of a blackish-purple tomato speckled with tiny pink dots. Next to it, sits a

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Atrium and Novant won’t sell medical debt to charity that erases it

WEBRIP Medical Debt is a charity that erases people's medical debt by buying that debt directly from hospitals. But Charlotte’s two largest hospitals, Atrium Health and Novant Health, aren’t selling.

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What abortion politics has to do with new rights for pregnant …

WEBIn a 6 to 3 decision on June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, reversing the court's 50-year-old decision that guaranteed a woman's right to obtain an abortion.

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Both sides prepare as Florida's six-week abortion ban is set to take

WEBIn a 6 to 3 decision on June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, reversing the court's 50-year-old decision that guaranteed a woman's right to obtain an abortion.

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'The Menopause Whisperer' educates Charlotteans about …

WEBIn a year when 30,000 Charlotte women will begin experiencing “the change,” we meet an OB-GYN nicknamed “the Menopause Whisper” with tips on how to get through it.

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How telehealth helps and hinders the most vulnerable patients in …

WEBChildren like Michael are some of the most vulnerable patients in Western North Carolina, and telehealth allows him to live in his own community while receiving the medical care he needs.

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Chronic drug shortages stress hospitals and patients

WEBAbout half of the hospitals ASHP surveyed in mid-July say they're having to spend 5% to 10% more on overtime thanks to the shortages. And about half say they've had to spend 6% to 15% more on

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Alliance Health will soon manage behavioral care for many in

WEBAlliance Health on Dec. 1 will start managing behavioral health care for people in Mecklenburg County who use Medicaid or who don’t have health insurance. This comes one year after the county

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The Louvre Museum looks to rehouse the 'Mona Lisa' in its own …

WEBThe room that houses the "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre Museum in Paris was last renovated only five years ago, in 2019.But the museum is now already looking at making further improvements. In an

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Women and minorities bear the brunt of medical misdiagnosis

WEBCharity Watkins’ health took a bad turn in the weeks after her daughter was born. Her doctor blamed postpartum depression and then the flu. Those misdiagnoses put Watkins’ life at risk; she

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A woman with failing kidneys receives genetically modified pig …

WEBNEW YORK — Lisa Pisano was lying in a hospital bed at NYU Langone Health, hooked up to beeping monitors and an array of tubes. Her surgical wounds were still healing, and she looked tired.

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CaroMont Starts Construction On New Belmont Hospital

WEBCaroMont Health on Tuesday marked the start of construction on a new hospital and medical campus in Belmont. The facility, located off Interstate 85 in Gaston County, will include a 66-bed

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DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or

WEBWith nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public health emergency.

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Fresh Air Weekend: St. Vincent; Kids and mental health

WEBSt. Vincent offers tension, release and sonic "jump scares" on All Born Screaming. Child psychiatrist Harold Koplewicz says kids are experiencing unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression.

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