NC Gets Funding To Expand National Early Literacy Program
A national program that works to improve literacy development for young children is expanding across the state.
Doctors
Black Doctors Say Pandemic Reveals Enduring Racial Inequity Medicine Alone Cannot Fix
Three African American ER physicians in Washington, D.C., recount experiences on their wards, where Black patients make up the vast majority of the city's COVID-19 fatalities.
She's A Frontline Doctor. Her Husband Has Lung Cancer. Now, A Simple Hug Is Dangerous
When Lauren Jenkins learned a coworker had tested positive for the coronavirus, she did what once would've seemed unthinkable — separating from her two young boys and a husband with stage IV cancer.
Doctors In Training Learn Hard Lessons During The Pandemic
There are some 130,000 medical residents in the U.S., and many are pulling long shifts in emergency departments and ICUs treating patients infected with the coronavirus.
Don't Skip Your Child's Well Check: Delays In Vaccines Could Add Up To Big Problems
Telemedicine has its limits. And postponing shots could lead to a resurgence of diseases like measles. Doctors are taking steps to make their offices safe for kids who need to come in.
Improvisation And Retraining May Be Key To Saving Patients In New York's ICUs
Pulmonologists in New York hospitals are now supervising doctors from other specialties as they try to keep ICUs staffed, and are deploying equipment in new ways. But COVID-19 is a demoralizing foe.
Coronavirus Pandemic Takes A Toll On ER Doctors' Health And Families
Some doctors are sending their children to live elsewhere and rearranging their personal lives as they fight the epidemic.
Good Medical Care Can Suffer Late In The Day
Many of us feel increasingly stressed and short on time as the day wears on. But does that make for worse medical care? Studies suggest preventive maintenance suffers with late appointments.
It's Not Just Hospitals That Are Quick To Sue Patients Who Can't Pay
The firm that staffed the emergency room with doctors at Nashville General Hospital was taking more patients to court for unpaid medical bills than any other hospital or practice in the city.
As Out-Of-Pocket Health Costs Rise, Insured Adults Are Seeking Less Primary Care
When's the last time you checked in with your primary care provider? U.S. adults under age 65 made nearly 25% fewer visits to primary care providers in 2016 than in 2008, a big study finds.