Healthcare
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Wake County commissioners clear the way for Atrium-WakeMed combo at contentious meeting
Wake County commissioners on Monday moved forward with the Atrium-WakeMed merger, one of the most contentious health care changes the county has faced in decades.
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Good News Friday: Why NC’s $590 million PFAS settlement with DuPont, Chemours is such a big deal
Attorney General Jeff Jackson said Thursday that the state’s reached a deal with DuPont and Chemours that will see the corporations pay out $590 million to the state and 11 local municipalities over PFAS contamination in North Carolina.
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Hemp gets a temporary reprieve, but what’s next for cannabis in NC?
In Washington, the hemp industry received a one-month reprieve this week. But NC lawmakers will look to tackle the issue in November.
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Asheville nurses protest AI software at NC’s Mission Hospital
The demonstration, coordinated by the National Nurses United union, targeted the AI company Palantir and its partnership with HCA Healthcare.
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Extreme heat and workplace negligence: An immigrant farmworker’s story in NC
An immigrant farmworker’s story from Harnett County raises questions about how migrant laborers are treated in NC.
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NC healthcare costs are skyrocketing. This report says Trump is partly to blame
A new report shows that healthcare costs have increased significantly this year. Pressure from the expiration of the ACA tax credits and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are both factors. Things may get worse.
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Opinion: Chemours donations raise questions about Senate candidate Michael Whatley
Despite all the harm they’ve done to our communities with their toxic forever chemicals, Michael Whatley took thousands of dollars from the Chemours Company PAC — unlike Roy Cooper, who hasn’t taken a dime from them.
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Good News Friday: The NC hemp ban isn’t dead, but it’s delayed
For now, NC lawmakers are tabling a controversial hemp ban. Plus, a North Carolina sports great gets his dues.
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North Carolina keeps failing mothers and babies. Here’s how the March of Dimes makes a difference
We spoke with the March of Dimes’ director of maternal and infant health in North Carolina about what gives her hope in a state where childbirth is more dangerous than in most of the rest of the country.
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Mental health clinic offering ketamine therapy to veterans opens in Pinehurst, Charlotte
How one North Carolina doctor hopes to treat veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression through ketamine therapy.
