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A person wearing clear disposable gloves holds a handful of small, colorful plastic fragments and sand-sized debris, illustrating microplastic pollution collected from a beach or shoreline.

Environmental Health

Living with microplastics, and finding ways to reduce exposure

by Will Atwater April 24, 2026April 23, 2026

shows the floor of the NC state legislature beyond a glass window with the Great Seal of the State of NC on it

Medicaid breakthrough comes with unexpected immigration mandates

by Anne Blythe, Ashley Fredde and Rose Hoban April 23, 2026April 28, 2026

A white-haired man in a blue suit reads his speech at a wooden podium as lawmakers and oral health advocates in the background look on. Dentist Frank Courts was among the group advocatig for higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for dentists.

State Health Policy

NC dentists push for higher Medicaid payments to tackle access crisis

by Anne Blythe April 22, 2026April 23, 2026

African American mother room sharing with bassinet

Children's Health

NC lawmakers urged to boost Safe Sleep funding after 1,100 infant deaths in less than a decade

by Jennifer Fernandez April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

Two hands exchanging money in front of a building that has a hospital sign in front

Charlotte Ledger

North Carolina lawmakers hit pause on hospital tax break changes

by Michelle Crouch April 20, 2026April 23, 2026

A woman stands at a microphone reading from a paper during a public meeting, while three officials sit at a table facing the audience; several attendees are seated in the foreground, and a row of international flags lines the wall behind the panel.

Proposed industrial wastewater rules ‘completely inadequate’

by Coastal Review Online April 19, 2026April 19, 2026