Durham Public Schools buses may experience delays on Thursday afternoon due to a gas leak on Angier Avenue.

Durham school bus delays likely due to Angier Avenue gas leak

5 On Your Side digs into potential fire hazards all over your home. Found inside phones, toys, cars, and lawn tools, lithium-ion batteries can cause serious damage. At 6 p.m., WRAL shares simple steps to protect your home from lithium batteries.

On WRAL at 6:🔥Fire hazards inside toys and lawn tools. 5 On Your Side shares simple steps to protect your home from lithium-ion batteries.

More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

North Carolina ranks 29th in public pre-K enrollment, new report shows

Durham County budget increases funding for pre-K students

Compared to pre-pandemic prices, ground beef is up 35%, chips are up 45%, bread is up 57% and a 12-ounce can of soda is up 66%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks trends on common grocery store items.

WRAL Investigates: 'Greedflation' and other drivers behind inflation at the grocery store

A look at inflation at the grocery store

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According to scientists, about half of people who were vitamin D deficient prior to contracting COVID-19 developed severe illness.

Study finds link between severe COVID illness and Vitamin D deficiency 

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A study of Spanish coronavirus patients showed a high percentage of Vitamin D deficiency.

WHAT WE KNOW NOW . >>> A LOT OF FOLKS ARE ANXIOUS TO GET A VACCINE TO HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. UNTIL THERE IS ONE, PEOPLE ARE TAKING WHATEVER MEASURES THEY CAN TO REDUCE THE RISK. FOR SOME, THAT INCLUDES VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS. DR. McGEORGE HAS MORE TO GO TRUCK A NEWLY PUBLISHED STUDY IN THE JOURNAL OF CRITICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM AND GET THE VITAMIN D LEVELS OF 216 COVID PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL IN SPAIN. IT TURNS OUT, OVER 80% OF THOSE PATIENTS WERE DEFICIENT IN VITAMIN D. THAT'S COMPARES TO ABOUT 47% OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN THE GENERAL POPULATION THEY HAD DATA ON. THE% OF OTTOMAN THE DEFICIENCIES AMONG HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS SUGGESTS AN ASSOCIATION GO HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT FIND A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VITAMIN D LEVELS AND THE SEVERITY OF THE CO- INFECTION. NOW, ANOTHER STUDY SUPPORTING THE VALUE OF CORRECTING VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY PUBLISHED RECENTLY LOOKED AT 489 PATIENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THESE PATIENTS ALL HAD VITAMIN D LEVELS MEASURED PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THEY FOUND THE RISK OF BEING DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 WAS 77% HIGHER AMONG THE VITAMIN D DEFICIENT PATIENTS COMPARED TO THE PATIENTS WITH NORMAL LEVELS. THERE IS GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE VITAMIN D PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO VIRAL INFECTIONS. HOWEVER, THESE OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES DO NOT PROVE VITAMIN D INCREASES SUSCEPTIBILITY TO:INFECTION. NONETHELESS, GIVEN THE MOUNTING DATA, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO CORRECT ANY DEFICIENCY IN VITAMIN D. >> KEEP IN MIND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT VITAMIN D DEFICIENCIES BEING ARREST, NOT USING VITAMIN D TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR A DAY. I GUESS HE SUNSHINE CREATED RAINBOW RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME. FIND DIFFERENT SUNSHINE, RIGHT? NO EVIDENCE ANY ABSENCE OF

Study shows COVID patients low on Vitamin D

Led by researchers at Northwestern University, the study analyzed data from at least ten countries, including the U.S.

Vitamin D levels may impact COVID-19 mortality rates, study says

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Although some people benefit from taking vitamin D supplements, new studies show they may not be necessary for most.




Vitamin D Coverage

Study finds link between severe COVID illness and Vitamin D deficiency

Study shows COVID patients low on Vitamin D

Vitamin D levels may impact COVID-19 mortality rates, study says

Study finds most people don't need vitamin D supplements