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NC DHHS officials Debra Farrington, left, Michael Leighs and Melanie Bush at the i2i Center for Integrative Health’s spring conference in Raleigh on June 9, 2026.

Federal curveball upends NC’s plans for Medicaid work rule

by Jaymie Baxley June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

People seated facing a dais in a room with the North Carolina seal on the wall. They are listening to a child welfare case being heard by lawmakers from the N.C. General Assembly House Oversight Committee.

Children's Health

NC lawmakers eye more child welfare changes after Charlotte girl’s death exposes chronic gaps in the system

by Jennifer Fernandez and Ashley Fredde June 8, 2026June 9, 2026

hand holds a small test tube with instruction cards, gloves and a little scooper in the background

Mixed federal messages on drug checking leave North Carolina harm reduction programs in limbo

by Taylor Knopf June 3, 2026June 2, 2026

North Carolina nursing home located in Mecklenburg is pictured.

Aging

Delayed, denied, diffused: Families face an uphill battle in nursing home cases

by Ashley Fredde May 26, 2026May 25, 2026

Adult care home inspections: repetitive or necessary? NC lawmakers debate changes

by Ashley Fredde May 21, 2026May 20, 2026

A woman stands at a podium talking to a row of five seated people on a stage about behavioral health needs for those releasing from prison

NC works to strengthen support for people with mental illness leaving prison

by Rachel Crumpler May 19, 2026May 18, 2026