NC Health News

After a NC Health News/ News & Observer/ Charlotte Observer report of alleged mistreatment and sexual assault of an 11-year-old patient, Brynn Marr Hospital has been under months of state and federal scrutiny, jeopardizing its federal insurance reimbursement.

As the United States marked Black Maternal Health Week this year, North Carolina advocates and health care professionals registered for a two-day, inaugural Black Maternal and Infant Health Conference. Their goal: Get to the source of the problem to help save the lives of Black mothers and their babies.

As the new legislative session begins, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expect healthy debate about Medicaid expansion, mental health care, abortion and other issues.

From rural McDowell County to urban Forsyth, emergency services departments statewide say the labor shortage paired with high call volumes might mean it’ll take longer for an ambulance to arrive at your door.

Framing MAT in jails as an Americans with Disabilities Act issue is prompting a shift in how the treatment is managed with jails now more willing to sort out the logistics.

Since 2004, Vecinos, a community health organization in western NC, has served Latino farmworkers. A new multi-million dollar project and partnership with other organizations will mean all low-income Latinos in the region will soon have easier access to care.

After stalling in the House, advocates hope that state lawmakers will pass a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina.

A new CDC study found more than 75% of counties don’t have anywhere residents can get methadone, and 30% of counties lack a buprenorphine provider. In North Carolina, rural communities with many Black and Indigenous residents often lack access to care.

Two new tools have emerged that could be valuable weapons for PFAS mitigation.