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Rural North Carolina hospitals say recruiting surgeons is key to long-term success

by BorderBelt August 27, 2024August 23, 2024

A family consisting of a mother, father and three daughters sit together on a soccer field.

Children's Health

Kids in foster care often need mental health care. But options are limited in rural NC

by BorderBelt October 29, 2023October 25, 2023

A female doctor examines a patient in a medical office.

Children's Health

Crisis in children’s mental health takes a heavy toll in rural southeastern NC

by BorderBelt October 28, 2023October 25, 2023

shows an Black woman feeding a baby. The image is taken looking through the plastic walls of a hospital bassinet

More pregnant women need prenatal care in North Carolina’s Border Belt. But how?

by BorderBelt April 20, 2023April 19, 2023

An older white woman with silver hair wearing a tan suit smiles at the camera

Rural North Carolina hospital leader emerges as outspoken critic of COVID ‘noise’

by BorderBelt September 12, 2021August 31, 2022

An older woman in graying hair is wearing a mask as a nurse prepares to give her a coronavirus vaccine at a temporary clinic in Asheville.

Infectious Disease

COVID vaccinations are climbing, slowly, in rural North Carolina. But skepticism remains

by BorderBelt August 14, 2021August 14, 2021