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Sex in medicine and research is to be replaced by subjective "gender identity," male and female by a never-ending spectrum, biology by placeholders assigned at birth and mothers by "birthing persons."

The number of new COVID-19 cases in North Carolina has nearly doubled since Monday. On Thursday, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported  1,187 cases statewide. Thats up from 969 cases reported Wednesday and 622 reported Tuesday. Monday’s daily case count was the lowest since 431 on Aug. 17, although a data-gathering glitch caused that number to be artificially low. Before that, North Carolina had not seen a lower daily number of new cases since May 27, when 488 were r...

AFA Urges HHS Secretary Becerra to Support Adoption Thursday, May 20, 2021 @ 12:53 PM The  American Family Association submitted a letter recently to the Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra calling for adoption counseling and referrals to be included in the final rule for Title X. AFA President Tim Wildmon states in his letter, “Adoption counseling and the ability to provide referrals for patients who are interested in exploring this option can be done without compromising ot...

Providers have seen a slow but steady local demand for COVID-19 vaccine for youths ages 12 to 15 since young people became eligible for the shots May 13. The Forsyth Department of Public Health has vaccinated between 250 and 300 youths, health director Joshua Swift said Tuesday. Novant Health Inc. has provided first doses to about 1,300 individuals in that age range systemwide, according to Dr. Ashley Perrott, a family-practice physician with Novant. Perrott said two of her children are i...

New Hampshire now offering walk-in vaccinations at state-run sites Share Updated: 10:11 PM EDT May 17, 2021 Share Updated: 10:11 PM EDT May 17, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WMURS TIM CALLERY IS LIVE IN MANCHESTER WITH THE áFUTURE OF THE STATES VACCINE DISTRIBUTION. THE STATE IS HOPING THI IS A MORE CONVENIENT OPTION AND WILL BE AN INCENTIVE TO GET VACCINATED FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO STILL HAVENT RECEIVED THEIR SHOTS. ALSO TONIGHT-- OFFICIALS ARE PREPAR...

Dr. Christopher Ohl, an infectious disease expert with Wake Forest Baptist Health, said Friday he’s concerned that CDCs latest guidance may be misinterpreted by the unvaccinated that the pandemic is over even he agrees that those fully vaccinated should be allowed more social activities. North Carolinians are seeing another potential sign that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic might have passed. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Monday that the state had 688 new ca...

The first round of vaccinating youths ages 12 to 15 is taking place at local mass-vaccination sites, although there are plans to potentially have doses available in pediatric offices by early fall. Novant Health Inc. and Forsyth County Department of Public Health began providing first doses to that age group Thursday at their respective mass-vaccination sites at Hanes Mall and 799 Highland Ave. Wake Forest Baptist Health’s Brenner Children’s Hospital will hold a vaccination clinic for...

    RALEIGH     The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Support Services Program has helped more than 41,800 NC households isolate or quarantine during COVID-19.     Launched in August 2020 in COVID-19 "hot spots" throughout the state, the Support Services Program focuses on communities hit hardest by COVID-19.     In addition to food assistance such as home-cooked meals and groceries, the Support Services Program offered recipients financial relief paym...

Gov. Roy Cooper said Friday he has lifted — effective immediately — all COVID-19 mass-gathering social restrictions on indoor and outdoor capacity limits while keeping certain mask mandates and recommendations in place. The end of most restrictions is designed for the 46% of North Carolinians ages 16 and older who are considered as fully vaccinated, as well as the 51%, or about 4 million, who have received at least one dose. Cooper said it was prudent of his administration to take nea...

NH Supreme Court rules psychiatric patients must get due process within 3 days of detention Share Updated: 6:28 PM EDT May 11, 2021 Share Updated: 6:28 PM EDT May 11, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript DAYS EVEN WEEKS WITH NO RECOURSE. WE THANK JANE DOE FOR HER COURAGEOUSNESS. THIS CASE WAS BROUGHT BY A WOMAN WHO WAS INVOLUNTARILY ADMITTED TO THE DARTMOUTH. CENTER EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DIDN’T RECEIVE A PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING UNTIL 17 DAYS AFTER HER INITIAL ADMISS...