By Michelle Crouch The Charlotte Ledger When city of Charlotte workers get sick, they don’t have to wait weeks for a primary care appointment or shell out a co-pay for an urgent care visit. Instead, t...
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By Arthur Allen KFF Health News Don’t get Nathan Jones started on xylitol, the active ingredient in his chewing gum, nasal spray, and other products. He’ll talk your ear off about its wondrous powers ...
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One of the most common concerns I hear from people is “My older parent’s behavior is concerning me and I’m worried about her mental abilities.” As I explained in a related article: it’s not always dem...
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One of the most common concerns I hear from people is “My older parent’s behavior is concerning me and I’m worried about her mental abilities.” As I explained in a related article: it’s not always dem...
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By Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press East Carolina University Health is officially pursuing the idea of reopening Martin General Hospital, the shuttered hospital in Eastern North Carolina. Bu...
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By Elisabeth Rosenthal KFF Health News Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday items such as eggs and gasoline. A less-noticed expense should cause greater alarm: rising...
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By Katie Dukes Education NC The number of licensed family child care homes (FCCHs) in North Carolina has decreased by 22% since before the pandemic. During the five years when pandemic-era funding wa...
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By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Hannah Norman KFF Health News Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to the United States: the need to find your own health insurance by the time yo...
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It’s been six months since a now-infamous email presented millions of federal workers with a pivotal decision: They could reply “resign” to give up their job and receive full pay and benefits through ...
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By Felice J. Freyer KFF Health News BRISTOL, R.I. — At age 82, Roberta Rabinovitz realized she had no place to go. A widow, she had lost both her daughters to cancer, after living with one and then th...