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More than 550 people have contracted measles in Spartanburg County, S.C., in a fast-growing outbreak. Like a majority of U.S. counties, nonmedical exemptions to school vaccination are also rising.
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Many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Studies show that medication makes recovery more likely and reduces the risk of overdose death.
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All seven of North Carolina’s recent measles cases are in Western North Carolina, including two newly confirmed infections in Buncombe County at a school with low vaccination rate.
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North Carolina needs $5 million for the federal government to provide $125 million for the SUN Bucks program. It helps feed more than a million kids.
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UNC Health says last year, its providers began limiting medical services around gender transition to patients who are at least 19 years of age, in response to pending federal guidelines around this issue. This exceeds state law, which prohibits gender-affirming care for those under 18.
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A recent change puts some long-recommended childhood vaccines in a new category called "shared clinical decision-making." The ramifications of this seemingly wonky change could be far-reaching.
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President Trump announced a plan that addresses drug costs and health savings accounts, but not the health insurance premium spikes that millions of Americans are facing.
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The gathering will include a discussion on the system's systematic flushing program.
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The state reported 63 additional flu deaths this week, bringing the season's total to 134 deaths. That's much higher than last year at this point.
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A new obesity drug that Eli Lilly is researching but hasn't approved is turning up online, even though it's not supposed to be available.
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Dementia affects more than 6 million Americans and is blamed for more than 100,000 deaths every year.
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For 24 hours, it was unclear which mental health and addiction programs would survive and who would still have jobs when the dust settled.