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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

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