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.
Video: Introducing Bad Medicine, investigating healthcare in North Carolina
February 12, 2026
North Carolina’s healthcare system is facing one battle after another as decisions made in Washington make themselves felt here at home. That’s why we’re launching Bad Medicine.
Potential measles exposure in Wake County, health officials say
February 11, 2026
A person with measles visited several public locations in Wake County on Feb. 5 and 6, including a gym and supermarket.
Most Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.’s changes to vaccine policy, new poll says
February 10, 2026
A Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that adults who had heard of federal changes to the childhood vaccine schedule were twice as likely to say it would hurt children than help them.
Looking for reliable resources about childhood vaccines? Start here.
February 10, 2026
It can be hard to know where to find good information about vaccines, but these organizations offer clear and sound medical guidance on what can be a confusing and maddening debate.
How measles came back from the dead and what it means for North Carolina
February 9, 2026
Measles is the most contagious disease to ever confront humans and is entirely preventable, doctors say. Now, an outbreak in neighboring South Carolina is putting North Carolina doctors increasingly on edge.