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9 things The Pitt gets right, according to North Carolina ER workers
The popular HBO show is making waves for its gritty, chaotic look at the ER. Here are 9 things The Pitt gets right and a few things they get wrong, according to North Carolina medical professionals.
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ECU Health’s plan to reopen rural NC hospital offers hope to Martin County
A rural NC community in Martin County has been without a local hospital for three years now. But ECU Health has a plan to reopen it as a “Rural Emergency” hospital.
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North Carolina prisons face ‘dire’ staffing crisis
Years of vacancies, low pay and high turnover have eroded staffing levels at North Carolina prisons, disrupting operations and raising safety concerns.
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A NC reentry program uses tiny homes to house women leaving prison
An innovative NC reentry program breaks ground in Alamance County. By fall 2026, they hope to offer tiny homes to formerly incarcerated women in need of housing.
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Hidden PFAS pollution uncovered in NC as EPA proposes reporting rollback
As researchers uncover even more PFAS contamination in NC, the Trump administration wants to loosen PFAS regulations.
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What North Carolina Medicare enrollees should expect in 202
Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare enrollees could see increases in premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses in 2026.
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Here’s how people in North Carolina are coping with the SNAP freeze
“My biggest worry is keeping food on the table for my children,” said one North Carolina parent of the SNAP freeze. “Parents like me are doing everything we can to survive, and sometimes it becomes a daily struggle.”
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Medicaid funding shortfall shutters statewide program helping moms and babies
The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of NC has been credited with reducing C-section births, boosting breastfeeding and cutting infection rates in the tiniest babies.
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Advocates flood NC legislature as Medicaid cuts squeeze providers
Health care experts and advocates for the poor converge on the NC legislature, calling on them to break their Medicaid stalemate.
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How a North Carolina help line delivers pediatric mental health services statewide
North Carolina’s lack of child psychiatrists, especially in rural areas, leaves pediatricians to face conditions beyond their specialty. Here’s how the NC Psychiatry Access Line (NC-PAL) helps.
