Federal vaccine guidance got you confused? You're not alone. | NC 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
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
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
Western North Carolina, Hurricane Helene, deadly, food, water, Buncombe, mountains, drinkable water, floodwaters, Asheville, power outage| North Carolina Health News
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
