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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.
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Charlotte embraces model guaranteeing doctors on demand, no insurance required
Through a model called direct primary care, more NC employers—like the city of Charlotte—are bypassing insurance and paying doctors directly, “like a gym membership for health care.”
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How NC LGBTQ+ organizations are adjusting after Trump eliminates mental health hotline option
NC, LGBTQ+ organizations adjust after the Trump administration eliminated the 988 hotline option for specialized mental health services.
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Thousands in NC prisons endure summer heat without air conditioning
Despite North Carolina’s brutally hot summers, about 21% of NC prisons are without air-conditioning.
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Seeing red: NC’s beloved Cheerwine faces scrutiny over its iconic color
Following a national trend, state lawmakers are looking to remove artificial dyes in favor of natural food coloring. Here’s what that means for Cheerwine.
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Here’s how the GOP push to cut Medicaid would impact rural North Carolina
A push by Congressional Republicans to slash federal funding for Medicaid could have “dire consequences” for the more than 1.2 million rural North Carolinians who depend on the program.
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Storm damage increases barriers to abortion access in WNC
Planned Parenthood’s Asheville clinic, the only abortion provider in western NC, is temporarily closed because of damage from Hurricane Helene.
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NC’s Country Doctor Museum: Preserving the legacy of rural health care
Bloodsucking leeches, coffin-shaped tablets and a mechanical “lung” are among the more than 5,000 items on display at The Country Doctor Museum in Nash County.
