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Four images of X-rays of people's teeth and areas highlighted by artificial intelligence. Dentists are exploring how they can use AI in their practices to augment their care.

Drilling down on AI use in dentistry

by Anne Blythe April 3, 2026April 2, 2026

Three young people are at a bar, looking at their phones with drinks in front of them. Sports betting has been legal in NC for two years. Researchers, counselors and public health advocates suggest changes.

Rising toll: Are NC sports betting protections enough?

by Anne Blythe and Michelle Crouch March 20, 2026March 22, 2026

A dark football stadium in the background with a phone in the foreground showing a sports betting site along with a football, basketball and baseball.

Charlotte Ledger

Worried you or someone you love might have a gambling problem? Here’s what to do.

by Michelle Crouch and Charlotte Ledger March 20, 2026March 20, 2026

Young woman on a couch with credit card placing sports bet at home. Researchers and counselors are seeing more females involved with sports wagering in NC two years after the activity became legal.

State Health Policy

Wagering on women. Sports betting industry looks to unlock a new market.

by Anne Blythe March 19, 2026March 20, 2026

Close-up on man holding a cell phone while winning an online bet on a football game in a crowd.

Charlotte Ledger

As sports betting booms in North Carolina, so do gambling problems

by Michelle Crouch and Charlotte Ledger March 18, 2026March 24, 2026

Aerial view of a Charlotte neighborhood in autumn, with small tree-lined residential streets and single-story houses in the foreground, bordered closely by a large multi-lane highway interchange and sound walls carrying heavy traffic through a sprawling urban landscape.

Environmental Health

National EV funding fight hits home along Charlotte’s I‑77 corridor

by Will Atwater March 5, 2026March 4, 2026