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Fresh produce and food staples at a CORA food pantry in Chatham County. Administrators of the program are troubled by proposed cuts to SNAP and Medicaid.

Proposed SNAP cuts trouble NC food assistance programs

by Anne Blythe June 5, 2025

The image of a poolf water that is contained in a concrete basin and surrounded by metal guard rails.

Environmental Health

North Carolina residents condemn EPA’s PFAS regulation delay

by Will Atwater May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

A medical assistant in light blue scrubs wraps a blood pressure cuff on a young woman's arm in a school-based telehealth clinic.

Children's Health

School-based telehealth expands further in North Carolina

by Jennifer Fernandez April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

shows a Black woman sitting at a desk with several monitors. She's the person who oversees maternal health for the state of North Carolina.

Too costly to keep, but too important to lose. Solving paradox of NC rural women’s health services

by Carolina Public Press March 23, 2025March 23, 2025

shows a hospital building in the distance. There's a road leading to it with a chain across the road and a sign hanging from the chain that reads: Martin General Hospital and the emergency department are closed.

Financial pressures prompt women’s services cuts at NC rural hospitals

by Carolina Public Press March 19, 2025

shows an A.I.-generated illustration of a group of people in white medical coats sitting around a table discussing artificial intelligence in biology

Healthcare Technology

Student conference focuses on AI and DEI in health care

by Rose Hoban March 6, 2025