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North Carolina’s Health Progress: Yet Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality Persist

North Carolina’s Health Progress: Yet Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality Persist

North Carolina is making strides in tackling two significant public health issues: infant mortality and overdose deaths. Recent reports from ... Read more

Impact of Primary Election Losses: NC Lawmakers Shift from Democratic Party

Impact of Primary Election Losses: NC Lawmakers Shift from Democratic Party

Two North Carolina legislators recently made waves by leaving the Democratic Party to become unaffiliated after facing criticism for not ... Read more

North Carolina’s Health at Risk: What the EPA’s Mercury Rollback Means for You

North Carolina’s Health at Risk: What the EPA’s Mercury Rollback Means for You

When coal burns in power plants, it releases mercury into the air. This mercury doesn’t just vanish. It can travel ... Read more

How Colorado’s Fire Weather Alert Disrupted Internet Timekeeping: What You Need to Know

How Colorado’s Fire Weather Alert Disrupted Internet Timekeeping: What You Need to Know

A power outage hit the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Boulder, Colorado, on December 19. This ... Read more