Preteens may be vaxed without parents under California bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent, the youngest age of any state,…
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Struggle to get covid test
CHARLOTTE, N.C — Trying to find a COVID-19 test right now is very difficult. Long lines as drive-up sites, empty appointment slots and sold-out kits…
Archdale woman saves her own father through CPR
Sydney Kearns learned how to perform CPR just weeks before the incident. Source link
Latino organization works to get Hispanics tested for COVID
RALEIGH, N.C. — With the omicron variant surging in North Carolina, COVID-19 testing is hard to find. One Latino faith-based organization is out on the…
Here’s what the CDC’s updated COVID guidance means for you
Federal health officials on Monday issued revised recommendations for the general public on what to do if they test positive or are exposed to someone…
Charlotte woman runs to raise awareness about alopecia
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On any given day you’ll find Lindsay Walter stretching and hitting the pavement, training for her next race. Walter says she started…
The road to recovery in Surry County
SURRY COUNTY, N.C. – One rural North Carolina county is fighting the opioid crisis with a program designed to connect those in recovery with the…
Surry County clinic fights to meet growing need for care
SURRY COUNTY, N.C. — A Surry County clinic that helps people in need is hoping to do even more with a boost of state funding. …
Small business owner pushes for expanded Medicaid
GARNER, N.C. — Cassandra Brooks really believed this was the year North Carolina would expand Medicaid. What You Need to Know Cassandra Brooks is…
NC health care systems are fighting a nursing shortage
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nursing shortages started before the pandemic, but the added strain of COVID-19 has driven even more nurses out of the profession. …