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Jane Winik Sartwell / Carolina Public PressFor residents of rural North Carolina, quality health care can seem nonexistent. Let alone affordable. Now, one of the only options for low-cost, low-barrier medical care is under threat: community health centers. -
Steve Walsh/American HomefrontHow much of the VA's budget savings will go to patient care? Collins says it's 'up to the President'VA Secretary Doug Collins is aiming for a 15 percent cut in the agency's budget, even as it's serving a growing population of veterans.
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A program aimed at decreasing the amount of time children spend in the foster care system has expanded across the state. -
Lindsi Franklin’s son, Isaac, was 9 years old in June 2024 when doctors found an abscess in his stomach and a section of diseased bowel. He was diagnosed with severe Crohn’s disease — Isaac’s immune system had decided that his own intestines were an enemy. -
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is providing virtual mental health services through a partnership with United Healthcare. -
Impacted by federal cuts, NCDHHS set to eliminate dozens of jobs after losing $100 million in grantsThe Trump Administration eliminated millions in federal grant funding for North Carolina, which state health officials say will affect areas within the department like behavioral health and substance use disorder services. -
The Alamance-Burlington School System, Burlington Pediatrics, and Cone Health have partnered to provide students at Hillcrest Elementary School with telehealth services during the school day. -
North Carolina is one of seven states that still allow 18-year-olds to buy tobacco. -
Multiple locations across Wake County will give out free STI test kits. -
UNC Down Syndrome Clinic in Chapel Hill is for children and adults. The clinic provides access to critical care that people with Down syndrome need. -
Dr. Mandy Cohen became a household name in North Carolina after the virus spread to the state. She led the state Department of Health and Human Services under Gov. Roy Cooper, and went on to lead the CDC during the Biden administration. -
According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, most flu-related deaths across the state are seniors.
