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cartoon style image of a doctor on the left introducing a patient to a mental health provider on the right

From referral to real time: mental health care comes to the exam room

by Taylor Knopf February 10, 2026

The building with a white facade is the EPA headquarters. The EPA and United States flags are prominent outside of the headquarters where debates about the nation's primary chemical safety law are taking place.

Environmental Health

As Congress debates changes to the federal chemical safety law, North Carolina’s PFAS crisis offers a warning

by Will Atwater February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

The end of an era: Roxboro’s Cole’s Pharmacy closes after 69 years

by Roxboro Courier-Times February 7, 2026February 8, 2026

Many people who are eligible for Medicaid don’t realize it until after a hospitalization or emergency.

Medicaid’s retroactive safety net is shrinking — patients, hospitals could feel the fallout

by Jaymie Baxley February 6, 2026

A correctional officer seen from behind stands in front of a prison barbed wire fence

NC prisons face ‘dire’ staffing crisis

by Rachel Crumpler February 5, 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, 2026