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photo shows a dental chair with decorated wall in the background. It's the office of a dentist, where oral health care is performed.

Medicaid expansion means new oral health benefits for hundreds of thousands of people. Will NC dentists step up?

by Anne Blythe December 14, 2023December 13, 2023

Shows an older Black man receiving a vaccination from a smiling health care provider. Whether it's for flu or COVID or RSV is unknown.

Infectious Disease

COVID, Flu and RSV are all circulating. Plan your vaccines for healthy holidays.

by Anne Blythe November 15, 2023November 14, 2023

Five colorful altars with orange and yellow flowers honor five migrant farm workers who died in North Carolina in extreme heat conditions

Environmental Health

Migrant worker’s death prompts calls for extreme heat labor laws

by Anne Blythe November 13, 2023November 13, 2023

shows a man in drab work clothes, a bright yellow vest and hard hat on a ladder looking down at another man in a hard hat who has his hand raised like he's pointing something out. They're both working on an air conditioning unit.

State makes slow progress on NC prison air-conditioning upgrades

by Anne Blythe November 1, 2023November 7, 2023

Shows a man holding up a sigh that says "County Every Vote" in what looks like a street protest.

Aging

It’s time for municipal elections in N.C. What will new laws mean for disabled and older voters?

by Anne Blythe October 26, 2023October 25, 2023

Preschool girls hold apples at A Safe Place Child Enrichment Center in Raleigh to celebrate North Carolina Crunch sponsored by North Carolina Farm to Preschool Network and learn better eating habits.

Savoring the crunch of an apple, carrot, other autumn fruits and vegetables amid the crush of everyday living

by Anne Blythe October 23, 2023October 22, 2023