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NC lawmakers consider options to force psychiatric treatment for people with severe mental illness

by Taylor Knopf March 2, 2026March 2, 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 white man with a close cropped beard in a jacket and dress shirt.

After transforming and expanding the program, NC Medicaid director steps down

by Jaymie Baxley February 27, 2026

two older white men behind a podium talk with an older woman whose back is to the camera after a meeting of the House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety.

State Health Policy

NC lawmakers wrestle with broken mental health system, ask public for input

by Taylor Knopf February 26, 2026March 2, 2026

Illustration shows a woman in a house where there is grey and black mold on the walls.

Environmental Health, Featured, Health Inequities, Public Health

A hotter, wetter South is becoming a breeding ground for mold

by Grist February 25, 2026

An empty cell in a juvenile detention center. Green mattress and sheets seen with window with bars above the bed

Children's Health

‘Something needs to change’: Report details isolation at NC juvenile detention centers

by Rachel Crumpler February 24, 2026