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Sara Israelsen-Hartley

Posted inLegislation

Five Ways the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Make It More Difficult to Get Health Insurance in N.C.

by Sara Israelsen-Hartley June 24, 2025June 24, 2025

While much of the debate focuses on Medicaid cuts, more than 1 million North Carolinians with private health insurance also would pay more.

Posted inHealth

Does Fluoride Work? This UNC Dentist Is Trying To Find Out.

by Sara Israelsen-Hartley March 6, 2025March 10, 2025

Both sides of the fluoride-in-water debate say they want a rigorous scientific study. Now UNC-Chapel Hill is doing it in Kinston.

feet by a CT machine
Posted inHealth

‘We Keep Doing It for Other Women’

by Sara Israelsen-Hartley November 11, 2024November 8, 2024

Survivor Sheila Mikhail has been advocating for the state to ensure women with dense breast tissue can get additional cancer screenings.

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Posted inHealth

Why Breast Cancer Screening Fails Many Women

by Sara Israelsen-Hartley March 20, 2024March 25, 2024

MRIs and ultrasounds detect cancer better than mammograms for some women, but insurance often doesn’t cover them.

Posted inHealth

A Rural Doctor and the Fight Against Covid

by Sara Israelsen-Hartley December 15, 2022March 29, 2023

North Carolina has led the way in developing a creative solution to vaccinating people in rural areas.

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