By Pape Amadou Gaye and Louise Winstanly | This post originally appeared on VITAL. Every day, some 326 babies are born in North Carolina. Those babies and their mothers are fortunate—we live in a state with a strong health care system, and we have … Read More

By Cheick Touré and Maureen Corbett | This post originally appeared on VITAL. Diarahi, 27, is hopeful about her life. Her tenacious spirit has wavered over the last twelve years, but somehow has never broken—not when she suffered from more than … Read More

By Laura Hurley | This post originally appeared on VITAL. Malado Traoré had a lot of firsts last month. In early May, Malado learned her condition could be treated, something she had never been told in the 30-some years she lived with an obstetric … Read More