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Photo of the sign outside the LME-MCO Sandhills Center headquarters

DHHS orders consolidation of state-funded mental health agencies

by Taylor Knopf November 8, 2023November 7, 2023

A closeup image of two women standing under a tent with a banner hanging behind them that reads: "Clean Cape Fear." Both women are talking with people who've stopped at their information table. The women are wearing summer apparel.

Environmental Health

Forever chemicals, forever concerns: Cape Fear River’s ongoing PFAS problem

by Will Atwater November 7, 2023November 6, 2023

shows a group of gowned, masked health care professionals moving a man with tattoos on his shoulders onto a gurney. These same professionals have been on the receiving end of violence by patients.

Healthcare Workers

Cursed at. Shoved. Punched. Bitten. Violence against doctors and nurses is rising. A new N.C. law aims to help protect them.

by Michelle Crouch and Charlotte Ledger November 6, 2023May 12, 2024

shows the opening web page for the affordable care act/ Obamacare marketplace site

Health Insurance

Start shopping: Enrollment begins Nov. 1 for most Obamacare insurance plans

by KFF Health News November 3, 2023November 3, 2023

shows a man standing at the front of a classroom in a nurse campaign school. He's standing in front of a projected slide reading: "Let's talk about money"

Healthcare Workers

Do nurses make good political candidates? Leaders of a specialized campaign school are banking on the notion.

by Rose Hoban November 2, 2023November 1, 2023

shows a man in drab work clothes, a bright yellow vest and hard hat on a ladder looking down at another man in a hard hat who has his hand raised like he's pointing something out. They're both working on an air conditioning unit.

State makes slow progress on NC prison air-conditioning upgrades

by Anne Blythe November 1, 2023November 7, 2023