As measles cases rise, NC doctors fight vaccine hesitancy
April 7, 2026
The best place to counter online falsehoods is the local doctor’s office, where many physicians have treated patients from infancy through adulthood. The measles virus evades your body’s defenses by initially disguising itself as part of the immune system, kind of like when Robert DeNiro dressed as an EMT to steal an ambulance in the […]
Life-saving medications rescued a Halifax County man from fentanyl addiction
March 31, 2026
The opioid crisis has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of North Carolinians. While some patients are able to access medication to treat addiction, most adults seeking treatment still struggle to access medications for Opioid Use Disorder.
The Affordable Care Act turns 16, but the fight for affordable health care is far from over in NC
March 23, 2026
The ACA helped North Carolina expand Medicaid to more than 720,000 people, and prevented insurers from refusing to cover people with pre-existing conditions.
Federal judge blocks HHS vaccine changes, citing a lack of scientific rigor
March 18, 2026
A US District Court sided with major medical institutions that the changes pushed by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were unlawful partly because they valued politics over expertise.
Medicaid helps keep this NC teen alive and at home. Trump’s health care cuts will put her at risk.
March 16, 2026
With Medicaid cuts looming, the families of North Carolinians who rely on it are worried about what comes next for their loved ones.
North Carolina’s ERs are already strained. Trump’s Medicaid cuts could make it worse.
March 9, 2026
If people lose insurance, they often rely on emergency rooms. But ERs were never intended to replace primary care, doctors warn
North Carolina has a shortage of nurses. It’s expected to get a lot worse.
March 4, 2026
Medicaid cuts could worsen an existing nursing shortage that is already exhausting nurses and putting patients in danger.
Video: Trump’s Medicaid cuts will make patients sicker, NC nurse says
March 3, 2026
When the Medicaid cuts pushed by President Donald Trump go into effect next year, hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians could lose their health insurance, a North Carolina nurse says.
Every minute counts: Rural NC faces longer distances for emergency care
March 2, 2026
Across eastern NC, emergency care services aren’t always easy to come by and often require long wait times or distant drives.
Mission Hospital nurses detail the ‘moral distress’ of working understaffed
February 23, 2026
Mission Hospital, like many across the country, is severely understaffed, posing a risk to patients who seek care there. If Trump’s Medicaid cuts go through, a bad situation will get much worse.
Your zip code can determine your fate in North Carolina’s medical deserts
February 17, 2026
Seventy of North Carolina’s 78 rural counties are considered “medical deserts.”
Video: North Carolina network offers free health care for the uninsured
February 13, 2026
Free health care clinics hope to bridge the gaps as the loss of Affordable Care Act credits drives up the number of uninsured people in North Carolina.