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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to long-term health problems including liver damage, liver failure, cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death. These outcomes are especially dangerous for pregnant people and their babies.

The proposed reauthorization of the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, also known as CAPTA – the foundational child abuse prevention

The number of infants diagnosed with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) and the number of infants entering foster care have both increased substantially over the past decade, and a study by the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy has revealed the close relationship between the two for the first time.The study published in the journal Health Affairs analyzed data from 580 counties in eight U.S. states from 2009 to 2017 to determine if there is a c...

Hedgerow Theatre will offer its first-ever relaxed and audio-described performance of The Weir for adult audiences on Sunday, October 17th at 2pm. Relaxed performances are specially adjusted sensory-friendly shows, designed to create a theatre experience that is welcoming of individuals with a wide range of needs and abilities.

Despite noise from critics and certain state leaders, Metro schools implemented a mask mandate

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19. In vaccinated patients with "breakthrough" Covid-19 infections, the disease may not affect the lungs as much as in unvaccinated patients, new data from India suggest. Doctors there studied 205 adults with confirmed Covid-19, more than...

COVID vaccines appear to protect patients' lungs; depression on rise among youth

For pregnant women, pandemic made hunt for drug rehab harder SALLY HO and CAMILLE FASSETT, Associated Press July 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Megan Sims, second from right, along with daughter Aaliyah and son Christian, talks with Hendrée Jones, executive director of Horizons in Carrboro, N.C., Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Sims couldnt stop using drugs during the pandemic, even as she discovered she was pregnant. Through word of mouth, Sims discovered Horizons, a substance use d...

For pregnant women, pandemic made hunt for drug rehab harder SALLY HO and CAMILLE FASSETT, Associated Press July 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Megan Sims, second from right, along with daughter Aaliyah and son Christian, talks with Hendrée Jones, executive director of Horizons in Carrboro, N.C., Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Sims couldnt stop using drugs during the pandemic, even as she discovered she was pregnant. Through word of mouth, Sims discovered Horizons, a substance use d...

The decade of the '80s simply provides the perfect, disaffected music we need right now.