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Are No-Spray Christmas Trees Better for You? What to Know
What to know about no-spray Christmas trees, which may have health and environmental benefits compared to traditional trees that are often sprayed with pesticides.
Are No-Spray Christmas Trees Better for You? What to Know
What to know about no-spray Christmas trees, which may have health and environmental benefits compared to traditional trees that are often sprayed with pesticides.
Do You Have the Flu, RSV, COVID, or the Common Cold?
Winter is almost here, and with it may come runny noses, coughing, and congestion. But how do you know if you just have a common cold, or if you have one or more of the three respiratory viruses that …
Q&A: ‘White Lung’ Pneumonia – What You Need to Know
Amid an outbreak of pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses in China, parts of Europe and, now, the U.S., experts say to be cautious but calm.
New COVID Variant JN.1 Could Disrupt Holiday Plans
No one planning holiday gatherings or travel wants to hear this, but the rise of a new COVID-19 variant, JN.1, is concerning experts, who say it may threaten those good times.
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Local residents are taking recycling into their own hands, protecting their health, the health of the planet, and the city’s budget. Do you ever think about what happens to your gnarled …

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Access to abortion fraught with more logistical challenges as patients confront increased restrictions

By Rachel Crumpler “I don’t know how I’m gonna afford this.”  “I don’t know how I’m gonna find a babysitter. Who’s gonna take care of my kids?”  “My car is not running …

Progress steady toward opening Ocracoke Island’s first pharmacy

By Jaymie Baxley Christie Woolard, manager of what will soon be arguably the most remote pharmacy in North Carolina, joked that she has a “terrible commute to work each day.” In reality, …

Concerns persist even as the EPA denies Chemours permission to import waste

By Will Atwater Late last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrote to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to say that it had rescinded permission for Chemours to import GenX from its …
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