Legislation was approved barring abortion providers from performing the procedure if a woman’s decision centered on the unborn child’s race or a Down syndrome diagnosis.
For more than a year now we’ve been heavily leaning on our healthcare workers to help guide us through this pandemic, and this week a local Intensive Care Unit Nurse was honored for her efforts.
A House panel planned to discuss a measure that would bar a physician from performing an abortion if the doctor knows the pregnant woman wanted the procedure due to the fetus’ race or the detection of the presence of Down syndrome.
Only about 24% of North Carolinians are fully-vaccinated, but the number of vaccines administered since the peak of the rollout in early April has slowed nearly in half.
The drive-thru event was held at Koinonia Christian Center on Saturday and included over-the-counter medicine such as cough and cold medicine, vitamins, allergy medication, first aid supplies, and more.
Recent news about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have health officials trying to figure out how to tamper down fears and rising hesitancy about getting a vaccine at all.
Pines Elementary School is closed because of these issues but this isn’t the first time they’ve had reports of this. And while the Superintendent says there’s no need for concern, some parents who have children enrolled at Pines, beg to differ.
Onslow County started exclusively offering the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week, and is canceling 1,100 scheduled appointments through the next week.
As the number of people fully vaccinated rises each day, some areas around Eastern North Carolina prepare for more mass vaccination events while others, are dialing back on vaccine distribution.
By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina, Jamie Grey, and Lee Zurik
In 207 counties in 2018, there wasn’t a family, general or internal medicine doctor – the primary care doctors mainly for adults, according to an InvestigateTV analysis of federal data.
The pandemic has obviously put a strain on a lot of activities but this group, Females in Action or FIA, is designed to not only get you active but help you grow as a woman and give you an escape from your everyday lives.
The funds will be directed to support local efforts to increase vaccine uptake and “ensuring greater equity and access to vaccinate those disproportionately affected by SARS-CoV-2.
Dr. Arin Piramzadian, chief medical officer at StarMed, runs clinics across the state. His Charlotte-area clinic filled up in minutes, but interest is low at a clinic in Jacksonville.
North Carolina is making people with medical conditions eligible for the vaccine starting Wednesday, but has not yet given the go-ahead to the rest of the population.
Health officials say the state will have to boost their vaccine distribution in the next month and a half to meet Pres. Biden’s push for all Americans to be eligible for the vaccine by May 1.
Gov. Cooper announced Thursday that the state is moving to vaccinate people in Group 4 with high-risk medical conditions or living in congregate living situations.
The CDC released new guidelines Monday saying if people 65 and older are fully vaccinated, they can visit inside their homes with their unvaccinated, healthy children and grandchildren without masks or social distancing.
Spring commencement in May will feature virtual remarks from Fauci and Corbett as well as live ceremonies which will host a limited number of invited guests to Kenan Stadium.
