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Allen G. Breed/APU.S. health officials have expanded approval of a drug that boosts libido in women who report stress due to a low sex drive. The Raleigh-based Sprout Pharmaceuticals drug, Addyi, is now approved for women up to age 65 who've gone through menopause. -
NC Health News illustrationWhen it started the year, the plan was deep in a fiscal hole, now this year’s hole has been filled. But plan leaders anticipate another year of challenges.
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State’s proposal for NC’s share of $50 billion in new federal money would create regional hubs, bolster workforce and revive food-as-medicine programs. -
Federal health officials say 37 babies in 17 states, including North Carolina, have been sickened in an infant botulism outbreak tied to contaminated formula. -
Hospital chaplains provide spiritual and emotional support, and like other health care workers, they struggle with burnout. But chaplains from Chapel Hill to Charleston are finding their own support. -
Gov. Josh Stein is at odds with legislative Republicans over what he says is a $319 million shortfall for Medicaid. -
Providers warn that allowing Medicaid reimbursement rate cuts to linger will have continued impact on patient care in North Carolina. -
Speaker of the House Destin Hall and Senate Leader Phil Berger told Stein the special session is unconstitutional and unnecessary. -
The glasses cost $5,000 but, unlike other smart glasses being marketed to those with hearing loss, XanderGlasses do not have a monthly subscription fee. -
Parents of 22 children who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder said cutting reimbursement rates for the therapies discriminates against their children. -
The General Assembly provided $500 million to the program this summer. DHHS says it needs $319 million more. -
The USDA gave a North Carolina organization more than $292,000 in grant funding to expand its mental health services for farm communities devastated by Helene.
