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shows a smiling youngish woman in a flowered skirt, denim jacket sitting in a bright pink wheelchair to accommodate her disability. Standing behind her is a smiling woman who is pushing her chair.

Disability advocates, families push lawmakers for more services, funding

by Rose Hoban March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

Woman wearing a blue T-shirt with the words My Immune System Has Chose The Dark Side is hooked up to intravenous tubes in a health care clinic receiving treatment for pemphigus, an autoimmune condition that first presented with painful blisters and open sores in her mouth. Her medical odyssey illustrates the connection between oral and systemic health and dermatology.

Unraveling an oral health mystery leads to rare autoimmune diagnosis

by Anne Blythe March 12, 2025March 14, 2025

Mandy Cohen, a white woman with shoulder length hair wearing a turquoise blouse, speaks during an event in Raleigh on Nov. 4, 2024.

CDC director Mandy Cohen returns to N.C., discusses health and social needs amid election uncertainty

by Jaymie Baxley November 6, 2024November 7, 2024

Vaping devices pictured on a website of an online tobacco retail store.

Children's Health

Child advocates: Raising age for tobacco sales to 21 could help stem tide of youth vaping

by Jennifer Fernandez October 17, 2024October 16, 2024

Aerial view of a city covered in brown floodwaters after Hurricane Helene.

Environmental Health

In the wake of deadly Helene, western NC thirsts for water

by Anne Blythe and Will Atwater September 30, 2024October 4, 2024

HIV and syphilis are on the rise in Robeson County

by BorderBelt September 14, 2024September 13, 2024