The effects of environmental, economic, and political discrimination have left African Americans with higher risks of chronic conditions, moving them further down the list of priority patients.
Joy Boothe knows actions speak louder than good wishes. When the Yancey County resident read about the growing shortage of N95 surgical masks, she sewed a dozen to donate to her healthcare provider friends. ...
The federal government’s lack of a cohesive response has forced states to adopt their own rules and create a patchwork system of “stay-at-home” orders and other public health measures.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says officials “just don’t know” yet if the state will need to extend its stay-at-home order into May to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump removed the inspector general who was the chair of a special oversight board intended to help businesses and individuals affected by the coronavirus.
Last week the state of North Carolina, like most other states, increased its food-benefit dollar amounts, stretched recipients’ certification periods and waived work requirements for qualifying, all aimed at keeping beneficiaries from having to leave their...
Ignoring medical experts and scientists, Trump has aggressively promoted hydroxychloroquine, while acknowledging that he isn’t a doctor and instead relies on “common sense.”
Lifting social distancing policies at the end of April could have disastrous impacts for North Carolina, potentially tripling infections and doubling the risk of overloading hospitals, health leaders told reporters Monday.
The British Prime Minister has been moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened.
WASHINGTON (AP)— After months of telling people that wearing face masks didn't matter, Trump now admits it is recommended.
