From maternal health to menopause, government agencies will study the health issues that emerge across a woman’s lifespan.
Upon hitting store shelves, Opill will become the most effective birth control method available without a prescription.
In North Carolina, one in six children does not have consistent access to food. These grants will expand schools’ ability to provide them with breakfast. Gov. Roy Cooper announced $1.3 million in new state grants this week to help schools across the state expand...
Texas OB-GYN Austin Dennard reveals what a future under a Republican president would do to reproductive rights in America.
Republican-backed legislation has caused tens of thousands of kids in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools to miss sex-education classes, health screenings, and lessons on consent, data reveals. The new law requires parents to give their OK before these classes can be...
Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s price cuts are expected to benefit many North Carolinians who need insulin to survive. The companies first announced the moves last year, as a response to an American Rescue Plan provision that threatened to penalize them if they kept prices high.
North Carolina used American Rescue Plan dollars to fund wage increases for at-home caregivers and launch a fund to recruit and retain workers.
Almost 50 water systems in NC have been found to have high levels of toxic PFAS. Here’s how to test if your water has them, or other toxins, in it.
In North Carolina, $8.4 billion in funding has been announced, with over 300 specific infrastructure projects identified for funding. Nearly $6 billion will go to transit upgrades, and another $469 million for clean water and water infrastructure.
The provision, signed into law by President Biden, will significantly lower out-of-pocket drug costs for many of the nearly 1.7 million North Carolina seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D coverage, starting in 2026.
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