House & Senate Budgets Compared
This past weekend, the House of Representatives presented it’s biennial budget. NC Health News has put the House’s plan next to..
Rural Health
Death Rates Rise At Geographically Isolated Hospitals, Study Finds
Despite extra help for rural hospitals from Medicare, rural hospitals appear to be slipping behind in the quality of care they provide. By..
New Rural Dental Clinic Sees Slow But Steady Growth
A new dental school treatment center in Ahoskie, NC begins it’s first month of seeing patients in a historically under-served area...
Program Helps Uninsured Get Free Medications
North Carolina’s Medication Assistance Program allowed uninsured patients access close to $100 million in prescription drugs last..
ECU Clinic Combats High Infant Mortality, Preterm Births
Doctors at a clinic at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine have spent two decades trying to bring down the rate of..
Meals-On-Wheels at Four Dollars a Gallon
The food-at-home program runs largely on volunteers who pay for their own gas. But as fuel prices rise, volunteers feel the pinch. By..
Remote Stroke Treatment Helps Save Lives Around N.C.
New remote technology allows distant neurologists to assess from afar stroke patients in rural parts of the state and make critical..
Baptist Volunteers Build Hundreds of Wheelchair Ramps in One-Day Blitz
Volunteers with Baptist Aging Ministries aimed to build three wheelchair ramps in each of NC’s 100 counties on Saturday. By Amy Ellis..
Discovery of Bacteria in Wild Pigs Prompts Alert to Farmers, Hunters
Discovery of Brucella suis in wild pigs means farmers, hunters and commercial pork producers need to keep their guards up. By Rose Hoban Go..
VA Reaches Out to Rural Veterans Through the Clergy
As the military struggles to come to grips with high rates of suicide and mental illness among former soldiers, sailors and marines, the..
