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Two women stand on each side of a hospital bed in a labor and delivery room. They are some of the leaders of a family-physician led maternity unit in Chatham County

What does it take to restore rural maternity care? One NC hospital shows a way.

by Rachel Crumpler March 6, 2026March 5, 2026

Close-up of a child lying on their side, holding a stuffed animal, with a widespread red, blotchy rash visible across the shoulder, arm, and cheek.

Children's Health

Hospitals fighting measles confront a challenge: Few doctors have seen it before

by KFF Health News March 1, 2026March 1, 2026

Shows a person covered by a sheet with laser targeting showing on the sheet laying on a table that's part of a linear accelerator radiation machine. Two radiation techs are helping the patient get ready. An attempt by WakeMed to add a linear acceerator to its cancer treatment program led to a high-stakes conflct with Duke Health over a certificate of need and NC CON laws.

State Health Policy

Raleigh hospital’s attempt to expand cancer services leads to revealing CON law dispute with neighboring systems

by Anne Blythe February 4, 2026February 3, 2026

Shows an unmade hospital bed in an emergency department. There's a rumpled pillow in a bed with rumpled sheets, an IV pole, and different monitoring machines surrounding the bed. EDs are seeing a surge in adolescents landing in their beds as a result of cannabis toxicity.

When the high ends in the hospital

by Charlotte Ledger and Correspondent February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Jay Singleton, an ophthalmologist challenging the NC certificate of need, or CON, law, is seated in front of ophthalmology equipment dressed in scrubs and a white coat

State Health Policy

Eye doctor continues NC Certificate of Need law challenge despite court setback

by Anne Blythe January 21, 2026January 20, 2026

Four photos on a green background representing food aid, State Health Plan, General Assembly and Holly Hill Hospital, a mental health facility

What piqued readers’ interest in 2025? Six stories of reckonings in NC’s health care system.

by Taylor Knopf, Rachel Crumpler, Jennifer Fernandez, Rose Hoban, Jaymie Baxley and Ashley Fredde December 31, 2025December 30, 2025