Our reporters, however, have their fingers on the pulse of what’s happening in health policy in North Carolina and have a good idea as to what’s in store, at least in the near term. So, here’s what we ...

Rate hikes paired with the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits will increase out-of-pocket costs for NC residents.

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A planned apartment complex in Atrium Health’s medical innovation district includes affordable housing. Critics say it’s not ...

Researchers recommend “awe walks,” where you take time to note the many wonders in the vast outdoors around us, “to promote prosocial positive emotions in older adults.” They can also be an antidote ...

Caldwell and other sheriffs told NC Health News that they believe Iryna’s Law can improve public safety, but that it shouldn’t be considered a solution to the revolving door of crime. They said the ...

More than one in four people leaving North Carolina prisons in 2024 were released to homelessness, according to a reentry housing assessment presented at the July meeting of the Joint Reentry Council.

When a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis, families often go to their local emergency room for help. Family members often feel helpless. As health journalists, we often find ourselves ...

Rebecca Smith, a breast cancer survivor, didn’t think much about it in 2018 when Novant Health bought Lake Norman Oncology, the practice in Mooresville where she had regular checkups with her cancer ...

A year after her psychiatric hospitalization, Marie says she’s working through new traumas as a result of her time in the hospital. Photo credit: Taylor Knopf EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to stigma attached to ...

Liz Newton was over 30 when she and her husband decided they’d try to have another baby. They already had Clara Ruth and they wanted her to have a sibling. There was this feeling between them that ...