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COVID-19 Deaths Reveal Impact of Racial Disparities

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in much higher death rates among Black and Latino people than white people, according to new data from Centers...

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NCIOM Task Force Recommendations Address Acute Needs of Those Touched by Serious Illness During COVID-19

Some of the recommendations from the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) Task Force on Serious Illness Care just can’t wait! Increasing support...

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Nurses by the Numbers

Nurses makes a difference in the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out how many we have in the United States as well as many other nations.

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Serious Illness Coalition applauds NC General Assembly, Governor, and Secretary of State for giving people more flexibility in preparing important legal health care documents

North Carolina Serious Illness Coalition responds to important changes to the state’s advance directive and notarization requirements for health care.

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Isolation, variable care, now a pandemic for nation’s most vulnerable

Nathan Boucher, a member of the NC Serious Illness Coalition, is a federal research scientist with the Veterans Administration and on the faculty at...

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Support Changes in Advance Health Care Directives

Two initiatives regarding Advance Directives are being considered by the COVID-19 Committee and we understand they will be voting to approve these soon. Learn...

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National Healthcare Decisions Day Goes Virtual

Ordinarily, with NHDD less than two weeks away, healthcare organizations and their community partners would be gearing up for Advance Care Planning events. But...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) health impacts factored by age

4,226 COVID-19 cases were reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of March 16 and the organization released a preliminary report showing...

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