North Carolinians cope with SNAP benefits freeze, navigate new food insecurities

North Carolinians cope with SNAP benefits freeze, navigate new food insecurities

By Rachel Crumpler and Rose Hoban Jessica Bollinger, a single mother of two from McDowell County, spent Saturday poring over her family budget and trying to make the numbers work. On the third of each...

Halt in SNAP benefits will hurt millions of rural families

Halt in SNAP benefits will hurt millions of rural families

By Sarah Melotte and Tim Marema The Daily Yonder The pause in food stamp benefits that will hit Saturday, November 1 will disproportionately hurt rural families.  Other groups that will be more affect...

Telehealth initiative launches in four rural school districts

Telehealth initiative launches in four rural school districts

By Caroline Parker EdNC The North Carolina Community Schools Coalition (the Coalition) gathered representatives from four northeastern NC districts on Oct. 15 to kick off a new telehealth service for ...

Hospital Delirium: What to know & do

Hospital Delirium: What to know & do

“How should delirium be managed in the hospital?” This question came up during a Q & A session, as we were discussing the Choosing Wisely recommendation to avoid tying down older adults who become...

Meet the UNC street drug scientist awarded a ‘genius’ grant for his lifesaving work

Meet the UNC street drug scientist awarded a ‘genius’ grant for his lifesaving work

By Taylor Knopf At a time when the nation’s drug supply has become increasingly unpredictable, Nabarun Dasgupta uses what he calls “science in service” to bring some clarity to the chaos.  Dasgupta ha...

Medicaid funding shortfall shutters statewide program helping moms and babies

Medicaid funding shortfall shutters statewide program helping moms and babies

By Jennifer Fernandez On Friday, North Carolina will be the only state in the country to no longer have a statewide collaborative focused on improving perinatal care. The Perinatal Quality Collaborati...

From revival to recovery: Some paramedics are changing the front line of addiction care

From revival to recovery: Some paramedics are changing the front line of addiction care

By Rachel Crumpler A life lost in Buncombe County in 2022 still weighs on — and motivates — Shuchin Shukla, a family physician who specializes in addiction medicine.  A community paramedic had respond...

Food allergies can make Halloween tricky to navigate

Food allergies can make Halloween tricky to navigate

By Anne Blythe For many, Halloween is a fun-filled night with clever costumes, giant skeletons standing sentinel over plastic boneyards littered with rubbery, bloodied extremities and glowing jack-o-l...

UNC study finds food processing, cookware, packaging contribute to PFAS exposure

UNC study finds food processing, cookware, packaging contribute to PFAS exposure

By Will Atwater As the holiday season approaches, conversations about family gatherings and meals are ramping up. For many hosts, planning a festive spread involves more than choosing recipes — it mea...

A short-lived win in a never-ending fight over forever chemicals

A short-lived win in a never-ending fight over forever chemicals

By Lisa Sorg Inside Climate News Forever War, Part 1: This story is published in partnership with The Assembly and with WHQR, a nonprofit radio station and NPR affiliate in Wilmington. It is the first...