Healthcare
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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.
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Screwworms are vampire zombie monsters, but experts say NC doesn’t have to worry yet
Screwworms feed on living flesh, and though NC State experts told Cardinal & Pine that an outbreak here is unlikely, you might want to finish your lunch before reading why.
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It’s tick bite season in North Carolina. Here’s how to prevent them
Late spring and early summer are historically the worst months for complications resulting from a tick bite in North Carolina. Here’s how to prevent them.
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This North Carolina bill would make it murder to have an abortion. Here’s what to know about it
House Bill 1232 would further tighten restrictions on abortion in NC, placing it on the list of states where abortion is considered fully banned.
