By Michelle Crouch Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates, one of the nation’s largest independent neurosurgery practices, will join Atrium Health on Oct. 1, 2025, the two providers announced last week. Nearly 300 Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine staff members across seven Charlotte-area clinics will become part of Atrium, which operates under the corporate banner of Advocate […]| North Carolina Health News
By Michelle Crouch Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates, one of the nation’s largest independent neurosurgery practices, will join Atrium Health on Oct. 1, 2025, the two providers announced last week. Nearly 300 Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine staff members across seven Charlotte-area clinics will become part of Atrium, which operates under the corporate banner of Advocate […] The post Another large NC independent practice joins hospital ranks appeared first on North Carolina He...| North Carolina Health News
By Andrew R. Jones Asheville Watchdog Nearly 40 employees connected to North Carolina’s Medicaid Ombudsman program, including nine at Pisgah Legal Services, will lose their jobs by the end of the year because of a $33 million shortfall in the state’s Medicaid Managed Care Oversight Fund. The Medicaid Ombudsman program, which connects thousands of beneficiaries […] The post $33 million budget shortfall leads to widespread layoffs in Medicaid Ombudsman program appeared first on North Ca...| North Carolina Health News
By Andrew R. Jones Asheville Watchdog State inspectors have returned to Mission Hospital for the second time in four months following complaints from nurses and a coalition of doctors, patient advocates and elected officials about recent deaths they say could have been prevented with better staffing and better telemonitoring procedures. “NCDHHS-DHSR staff are on-site at […] The post State investigators return to Mission Hospital on same day as group calls for better staffing, patient moni...| North Carolina Health News
By Jaymie Baxley Though North Carolina still has far fewer nurses than it needs, incremental gains have been made in addressing the shortage. That was the key takeaway from an analysis released Sept. 15 by the NC Health Talent Alliance, a public-private partnership of the NC Center on the Workforce for Health, the NC Chamber […] The post Nursing shortage persists in North Carolina, despite recent improvements appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Fred Clasen-Kelly KFF Health News Devon Price, a 15-year-old boy with autism, has attended the largest school district in North Carolina for 10 years, but he cannot read or write. His twin sister, Danielle, who is also autistic, was bullied by classmates and became suicidal. Under federal law, public schools must provide children with […] The post Parents fear losing disability protections as Trump slashes civil rights office appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Will Atwater Mid-September signals the soon-to-arrive familiar fall rhythms: leaves preparing to turn from green to gold and crimson, pumpkin spice flavors reappearing on menus and migratory birds filling the skies. Along with these seasonal markers comes a more troubling one — the likely spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu. Experts […] The post North Carolina watches for signs of bird flu as fall migration begins appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Rachel Crumpler In 2024, more than 3,000 North Carolinians are estimated to have died from opioid overdose. Since 2000, more than 41,500 people have died from overdoses. Even as the overdose death rate slowed slightly in the past year, state health officials are still looking for ways to expand access to medications for opioid […] The post NC turns to mobile clinics to expand substance use treatment appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Jennifer Fernandez Jamestown resident Ashley Robinson’s third child arrived three months early. A micro-preemie, Milo weighed just 1 pound, 2.7 ounces, smaller than an average woman’s shoe. At 3 weeks old, he had his first surgery. Since then, he’s had at least seven others, including for repairs to his intestines and for glaucoma, a […] The post HealthySteps, which supports families in pediatric clinics, looks to expand in NC appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Anne Blythe In an effort to tamp down confusion and frustration about who can and can’t get a COVID vaccine, and whether they have to have a health care provider’s prescription, state health director Larry Greenblatt has issued orders making access to the new boosters easier. Anyone 65 and older can now go to […] The post People 65 and older no longer need a prescription for a COVID booster appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reshapes federal vaccine policy and guidelines, NC physicians talk about practical effects and frustration.| North Carolina Health News
‘Mission-critical’ workers were exempt from deferred resignations, but doctors and nurses are quitting anyway.| North Carolina Health News
The loss of the Research Triangle-based EPA Office of Research and Development would cost hundreds of jobs, hit local economic activity.| North Carolina Health News
Six of 14 vetoed bills have implications for the health of North Carolinians, four were overridden by both chambers of the General Assembly.| North Carolina Health News
After moving to North Carolina, a Columbus County resident found himself downwind from a billion-dollar industry. Now he’s documenting odors.| North Carolina Health News
At issue: Competition. Nonprofit AdventHealth, planning a 222-bed Weaverville hospital, vows to continue fight.| North Carolina Health News
Brewer was terminated by Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the vaccine advisory panel in June.| North Carolina Health News
The proposed spending plan from the NC Senate would cut the entire funding allotment to the program for the next two fiscal years.| North Carolina Health News
New members of the ACIP began their tenure by shifting the posture of the 60-year-old panel from support for vaccine advancement to doubt.| North Carolina Health News
Lawmakers pass bill loosening child care regulations in effort to expand access — but without adding new funding.| North Carolina Health News
Officials say proposed changes would set off a trigger law, potentially ending coverage for hundreds of thousands of people in the state.| North Carolina Health News
The spending plan would also direct some dollars to Medicaid, but less than what the state health department asked for.| North Carolina Health News
From food pantries to new SUN Bucks program, here’s how to find meals for your child this summer in North Carolina.| North Carolina Health News
With no state budget in sight before July 1, state senators passed a narrower spending bill — but it would need approval from the House.| North Carolina Health News
Avery Dental in western NC rallied to serve a community in need after Hurricane Helene's flooding and widespread damage.| North Carolina Health News
As State Advisory Council on Cannabis prepares to meet, NC House and Senate differ on how far hemp regulations should go.| North Carolina Health News
The “Press 3 option” at the lifeline is gone, but NC public health leaders have trained call takers to work with LGBTQ+ people in crisis.| North Carolina Health News
Since Chantal and Helene drenched North Carolina, residents have been reassessing what it takes to stay safe as climate-fueled storms rage.| North Carolina Health News
A new Wake Forest University medical school campus opened this week with a nontraditional training curriculum that includes digital dissections, robotic patients and problem-based learning.| North Carolina Health News
The state’s 2023 law permits abortions for “life-limiting” anomalies during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, but it leaves some people behind.| North Carolina Health News
Environmentalists are suing to stop the flow of 1,4-dioxane from a nearby factory into Asheboro's drinking water supply.| North Carolina Health News
Federal reforms force North Carolina to make tough decisions about Medicaid coverage, costs, and eligibility under mounting pressure.| North Carolina Health News
The 32-year-old program that supports community gardens, nutrition education and other community-based activities employs 176 people.| North Carolina Health News
Officials warn that sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid, food aid and clean energy programs could unravel key safety nets across the state.| North Carolina Health News
Charlotte's retirement communities are sending supplies and volunteers to help senior communities in western NC affected by flooding| North Carolina Health News
Organizations are moving quickly to address food insecurity as the region continues to reel from historic flooding.| North Carolina Health News
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By 2023, the country was estimated to have a shortfall of as many as 23,000 surgeons, according to a 2019 report by the Association of American Medical Colleges.| North Carolina Health News
Screening older patients for frailty and managing their medications are examples of age-friendly hospital services.| North Carolina Health News
City officials hope a new app will help divert more food scraps from the landfill. Since 2019, the city has diverted 27 tons of food waste.| North Carolina Health News
Martin County could become the first community in the nation to bring a closed facility back to life as a rural emergency hospital.| North Carolina Health News
They're trying to get as many nurses into the workforce as quickly as possible as N.C. faces a shortfall of 12,500 registered nurses by 2033.| North Carolina Health News
In exchange for higher federal payments, participating hospitals agree to forgive old medical debt and offer more help to low-income patients.| North Carolina Health News
A new study shows that North Carolina has one of the nation’s highest rates of speeding-related fatalities.| North Carolina Health News
Some experts worry that the small, discreet pouches packed with nicotine have the same characteristics that enticed teens to vaping.| North Carolina Health News
The N.C. Department of Adult Correction is providing medications for opioid use disorder to people before their release — and to those already on probation or parole.| North Carolina Health News
People can walk into pharmacies without a prescription and walk out the same day with birth control in hand.| North Carolina Health News
Reentry organizations work to close the gap by providing devices and digital skills training to better support people returning home.| North Carolina Health News
Several N.C. communities use the program to reduce repeat ER visits, tackle rising opioid overdoses, and address other routine care.| North Carolina Health News
The Environmental Management Commission committee votes to pursue groundwater standards for only three PFAS compounds at next meeting.| North Carolina Health News
DHHS asked for almost half a billion more dollars to keep up with rising Medicaid costs in the 2024-25 fiscal year.| North Carolina Health News
Millions of fertilized hen eggs are still the main ingredient in making vaccines to protect people against the outbreak of a new flu strain.| North Carolina Health News