Photo by Emaan Parvez Story by Emaan Parvez Juliana Peralta was only 13 when she…
Tag: public health
Unsafe at Work: Violence in NC Hospitals
Patients and visitors make their way into UNC Hospitals, passing a banner announcing the facility’s…
‘You remember the ones you couldn’t help:’ doctors reflect on burnout and the emotional cost of care
Story by Ellie Kollme Dr. Amir Barzin, a family medicine physician and the chief operating…
Violence against health care workers: How the trend of workplace violence is impacting nurses
Story by Mackenzie Thomas For Mel, a North Carolina nurse, getting ready for work was…
Long COVID patients struggle to find care as clinics close their doors
Story By Catherine Wiles Tony Marks, a 58-year-old from Pinehurst, North Carolina, developed a severe…
A closed rural hospital and a last-ditch solution
Story by Sydney Brainard Photos by Joe Macia Williamston, North Carolina – A tattered sign…
‘They’re gonna see some things’: Undergrads fill short-staffed role at UNC Hospitals
Photo by: Joseph Macia Ahmadi: Registered Nurse Educator Michele Ream is training UNC undergraduates to…
‘Public health crisis’: Why many UNC-CH sexual assaults go unreported
Not being believed is a top reason many college students choose not to report sexual…
‘Life-saving skills’: UNC’s Dive In offers free swim lessons to North Carolina families
UNC-Chapel Hill’s student-run organization, Dive In, has been offering free swim lessons to children from…
“It really is a game of Whack-a-Mole”: The struggle to end the youth vaping epidemic
The Elf BC 5000 model–now going under the name of EBCREATE–contains the equivalent of 12…