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Frustrated by defendants languishing in their jails, three sheriffs bring mental health treatment behind bars
Jail-based programs aim to reduce load at state psychiatric hospitals, allow people to proceed more quickly through the court ...
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Mission Hospital understaffing, preventable deaths reflect return to conditions that led to sanctions, advocates say
At least one other patient death mirrors the conditions that led to a man dying in a Mission Hospital ER bathroom this month, they said ...
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Lawmakers propose higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for NC dentists
Medicaid expansion, reimbursement, dentists, NC Oral Health Collaborative, NC Dental Society, House Bill 60, federal budget ...
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Interactive: Physical Activity & Health in North Carolina – County Data
North Carolina’s men seem to be doing better than the state’s women in getting exercise and improving their life expectancies over time. And while all of North Carolina’s counties saw increases in ...
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Toxic trends: How Black beauty products may be harming consumers
An analysis of more than 4,000 beauty and personal care products marketed to Black women revealed that nearly 80 percent of them contain toxic chemicals, according to a report released by the ...