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The Affordable Connectivity Program, a $14.2 billion federal program that provides subsidies to low-income households for high-speed internet, is due to sunset in April.
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Former North Carolina prisoners had sustained suicide risk, even three years after release, suggesting a need for more consistent support for people returning to the community.
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Even as Medicaid expansion has provided more low-income adults and their children access to oral health care, many dentists are not accepting them as patients.
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Family members of victims are trying to educate people about the deadly drug and get the opioid reversal drug naloxone in more schools.
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An estimated 80% of people reentering the community from prison are newly eligible for Medicaid. Expanded coverage could boost reentry success as people have more consistent medical care.
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The 384-page report details a range of failures that took place between April 2022 to November 2023.
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Geographical CDC data shows cases of syphilis, once thought to be a sexual infection of the past, have grown seven-fold in the last decade.
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A grandmother’s decades-long battle against lead contamination could come to a close soon if she can get just one more domino to fall.
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Doctors in states with strict abortion restrictions say an increasing number of pregnant women are seeking early prenatal testing. They're hoping to detect serious problems while they still have time to choose whether to continue the pregnancy or have an abortion.
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Tens of thousands of beneficiaries with extensive care needs are expected to be moved to tailored plans on July 1.
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New state funding may help some of the region’s most vulnerable: children in foster care who live in social services offices because of a lack of foster family placements.The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the DSS Emergency Placement Fund to provide county departments of social services with resources to help children in their custody. Check out the breakdown of funding in WNC.
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Two more North Carolina parents are suing the food distributor WanaBana, saying their children suffered lead poisoning from the company's fruit puree products.