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State Health Policy

Could technology stop repeat speeders? Some NC lawmakers think so.

by Jaymie Baxley June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

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

Photo shows two huskies, Melo and Pneuma, one mostly white and one brown with white markings sitting in front of a flowering bush. They were healthy before their deaths in April, 2026 at a boarding kennel in Swannanoa, NC called Inner Knowing Canine Connections.

State Health Policy

Dog deaths at Swannanoa boarding facility point to holes in NC animal welfare protections

by Skye Crawford June 10, 2026June 15, 2026

a young woman and a younger girl, both wearing red, show off their bracelets which they need because of their heart conditions. They are advocating for the presence of automatic external defibrillators in schools across the state.

State Health Policy

Cardiac emergency survivors, advocates encourage ‘Smart Heart Act’ inclusion in state budget

by Skye Crawford May 29, 2026May 28, 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

A table with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority board members sitting in front of a blue screen that says "closed session." The authority does business as Atrium Health.

Charlotte Ledger

Lawmakers target hospitals – and Atrium Health in particular – in reform bills

by Michelle Crouch and Charlotte Ledger May 22, 2026May 22, 2026