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A school-aged girl receives vaccine at a school-based vaccine clinic.

Children's Health

Without school vaccine mandates, many kids may never see a doctor

by Hechinger Report February 14, 2026

Shows a man, Myron Cohen, in a suit jacket standing in front of an auditorium of people, he's gesturing at a screen that's out of the frame.

At 75, Myron Cohen isn’t interested in retiring. But fewer titles would be welcome.

by Rose Hoban February 13, 2026

the exterior of a brick building with a large sign that reads Cherry Hospital. It's one of the state psychiatric hospitals where people land after sitting in the emergency department of a community hospital after they've been involuntary committed.

Who gets a bed in NC’s state psychiatric hospitals — and who waits?

by Rachel Crumpler and Taylor Knopf February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

Shows a woman with a stethoscope around her neck, she's perched on an exam table next to a wall decorated with children's book charters. She's part of a primary care clinic that was in the federal "Making Care Primary "program which was abuptly ended.

Clinics sour on CMS after agency scraps 10-year primary care program only months in

by KFF Health News February 11, 2026

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