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Aging

Governor’s health care budget proposals would help NC’s most vulnerable

by Rose Hoban April 25, 2024April 24, 2024

Charting a roadmap for North Carolina’s growing 65-plus population

by Anne Blythe April 24, 2024April 30, 2024

Dental care changes proposed nationally could reshape NC health insurance benefits

by Anne Blythe January 22, 2024January 21, 2024

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Children’s health

Former employees say short-staffed NC psych hospital rife with violence, abuse

by Taylor Knopf May 6, 2024May 8, 2024

NC lawmakers receive competing firearm regulation messages

by Jennifer Fernandez April 30, 2024May 2, 2024

Guilford County leads the state on fetal, infant death reviews

by Jennifer Fernandez April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

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Environmental health

Western North Carolina coalition calls for action on single-use plastic pollution

by Will Atwater April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

Indigenous principles inspire Rights of Nature movement to combat environmental threats

by Will Atwater April 19, 2024April 21, 2024

Biden administration’s action on PFAS: A shift in quality of life?

by Will Atwater April 11, 2024April 15, 2024

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Gender health

NC abortion providers brace for influx of patients from the South

by Rachel Crumpler May 1, 2024April 30, 2024

Reducing maternal death rates for Black women will take concerted, cooperative action 

by Rachel Crumpler April 16, 2024April 16, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court justices heard a case on abortion pills Tuesday. How could their ruling affect North Carolina?

by Rachel Crumpler March 27, 2024March 28, 2024

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health disparities

Rural communities face primary care physician shortage

by Daily Yonder April 27, 2024April 26, 2024

City-country mortality gap widens amid persistent holes in rural health care access

by KFF Health News April 13, 2024April 14, 2024

Environmental advocates use events to spread awareness about the potential loss of wetlands and the need to protect surface water

by Will Atwater March 26, 2024April 4, 2024

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mental health

The impact of legalized sports betting on college athletes, gamblers and North Carolina

by Correspondent May 11, 2024May 12, 2024

Parents of overdose victims press lawmakers for better Good Samaritan laws

by Jennifer Fernandez May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

Planting the seeds for a care farm to help people with mental health needs

by Rose Hoban May 8, 2024May 7, 2024

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oral health

Making a case for oral health care and more access to dentists

by Anne Blythe May 10, 2024May 9, 2024

Does NC need licensure reciprocity for dentists and hygienists?

by Anne Blythe March 29, 2024March 30, 2024

Dentists lobby for higher Medicaid reimbursement rates

by Anne Blythe February 28, 2024February 27, 2024

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prison health

“We can make more success stories”: State leaders mobilize to strengthen reentry support 

by Rachel Crumpler April 26, 2024April 25, 2024

Over 20,000 children in NC have a parent who’s incarcerated. A handful of them visited prison for a day of bonding and connecting.

by Rachel Crumpler April 15, 2024April 15, 2024

Prison reentry services. More crisis care beds. Better pay for health care workers. Where $835 million in new mental health money is being spent.

by Rose Hoban April 3, 2024April 3, 2024

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public health

Wilson County deploys overdose reversal kits to combat epidemic of opioid deaths 

by Jaymie Baxley April 18, 2024April 18, 2024

PFAS research lauded as environmentalists call for regulatory action

by Will Atwater April 9, 2024April 16, 2024

Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements costing taxpayers millions despite low enrollment

by KFF Health News April 6, 2024April 7, 2024

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state health policy

New freestanding ERs: faster care, but it can cost you

by Michelle Crouch and Charlotte Ledger May 13, 2024May 13, 2024

Formerly incarcerated at higher risk of suicide — even years after prison release, study finds

by Rachel Crumpler March 21, 2024March 20, 2024

Scientists call for using more accurate metrics to gauge extreme heat after farmworker’s death in Nash County

by Anne Blythe March 19, 2024March 18, 2024

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