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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 23h

Roughly 8 in 10 nurses reported experiencing at least one type of workplace violence in a 2023 survey. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 23h

Roughly 8 in 10 nurses reported experiencing at least one type of workplace violence in a 2023 survey.
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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 1d

In 2021, Atrium Health promised affordable housing in a pitch to win $75 million in local tax incentives for its medical innovation campus, The Pearl. The housing hasn’t materialized. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 1d

In 2021, Atrium Health promised affordable housing in a pitch to win $75 million in local tax incentives for its medical innovation campus, The Pearl. The housing hasn’t materialized.
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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 2d

Federal cuts to the Digital Equity Act leave rural communities without internet access, jeopardizing health care, jobs, education. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 2d

Federal cuts to the Digital Equity Act leave rural communities without internet access, jeopardizing health care, jobs, education.
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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 3d

Healthcare experts and practitioners alike worry that explicit language preventing the use of the program funds to prevent rural hospitals from closing is a death sentence to many of the facilities already struggling to stay open. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 3d

Healthcare experts and practitioners alike worry that explicit language preventing the use of the program funds to prevent rural hospitals from closing is a death sentence to many of the facilities already struggling to stay open.
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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 4d

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 4d

A proposal at the state legislature would enable employees to save automatically through payroll deductions, helping close the state’s retirement savings gap. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org #nchealthnews #northcarolina #health #healthnews #retirement

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 4d

A proposal at the state legislature would enable employees to save automatically through payroll deductions, helping close the state’s retirement savings gap.
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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 5d

Patients fear fallout from NC Medicaid rate cuts

Payments to providers have been reduced amid political gridlock, threatening care for North Carolinians. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 5d

Payments to providers have been reduced amid political gridlock, threatening care for North Carolinians.
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Patients fear fallout from NC Medicaid rate cuts

Payments to providers have been reduced amid political gridlock, threatening care for North Carolinians on Medicaid.

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 6d

The Medicare signup process can be confusing for those who are about to turn 65, or already have. Here’s a general guide from NC Health News. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 6d

The process can be confusing for those who are about to turn 65, or already have. Here’s a general guide from NC Health News.
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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 7d

SNAP shopper caught in federal policy crosshairs

Corner Market’s Brittany May shows how SNAP shoppers double their dollars — a lifeline now caught in the crosshairs of federal policy. Read the full story ➡️ buff.ly/6fS0rfb

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 7d

More than 1.4 million NC residents rely on food assistance monthly, state leaders and market advocates warn of rising pressure if federal cuts take hold.
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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 8d

North Carolina’s HB 926 would bar cities from adding extra housing design rules. A new Pew study finds modern apartments are safest from fires and vital for affordability.
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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 9d

Researchers and advocates warn that single-use plastics, especially Styrofoam and bottles, dominate North Carolina’s waterways despite cleanup efforts and policy hurdles. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 9d

Researchers and advocates warn that single-use plastics, especially Styrofoam and bottles, dominate North Carolina’s waterways despite cleanup efforts and policy hurdles.
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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 10d

States with strong gun control laws had three times fewer incidents of domestic violence homicide-suicide, according to a report shared exclusively with The 19th. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 10d

States with strong gun control laws had three times fewer incidents of domestic violence homicide-suicide, according to a report shared exclusively with The 19th.
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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 11d

Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here’s why experts say booster shots and awareness are key. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 11d

Even vaccinated children can catch and spread whooping cough. Here’s why experts say booster shots and awareness are key.
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NC Health News @nchealthnews.bsky.social · 12d

As Decarlos Brown Jr.’s competency is evaluated, he is one of a rising number of defendants in North Carolina caught in a system that struggles to keep pace with court-ordered mental health evaluations and treatment. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org

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