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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

PBM reforms promise relief for NC’s independent pharmacies

by Jaymie Baxley February 23, 2026

A mother stands in a warmly lit kitchen, gently tending to her young child who sits on a wooden table with a small blue backpack beside them. Another young girl with large pink bows in her hair sits at the table in the foreground, focused on a smartphone. A water bottle, paper towels, and small personal items are scattered across the table, while a stove and cabinets are visible in the background, creating a cozy family home setting.

Children's Health

Tens of thousands of mothers were flagged to police over flawed drug tests at childbirth

by The Marshall Project February 21, 2026February 22, 2026

Health Insurance

ACA enrollment dropped sharply in North Carolina. More people across the state are expected to lose coverage.

by NC Local February 20, 2026

Water flowing from a tap. The EPA is reevaluating fluoride in drinking water as RFK Jr., Lee Zeldin, the Environmental Protection Agency administator and MAHA advocates question the safety of the fluoridation of community water supplies.

Dentists, oral health advocates urge EPA to use ‘gold standard science’ in its fluoride review

by Anne Blythe February 19, 2026