Walking pneumonia case spike; Duke offers Cherokee language course; infant feeding in Western NC

Due South

Walking pneumonia cases are on the rise, especially in children. Dr. Zach Willis, UNC Children's pediatric infectious disease specialist joins Jeff Tiberii to discuss symptoms and prevention. Duke University now offers a Cherokee language course. Leoneda Inge talks to Dr. Courtney Lewis, Crandall Family Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, and inaugural director of Duke University's Native American Studies Initiative and Gil (Doyi) Jackson, Cherokee instructor for Duke University. And infant feeding poses particular challenges in Western NC, post-Helene. We talk to Love Alexander, chair of the North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition; Brandi Harrison, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Jayne Carpenter, International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) as well as a certified lactation and infant feeding specialist.