With stricter laws across the Southeast, NC remains an access point for abortion care

With stricter laws across the Southeast, NC remains an access point for abortion care

By Rachel Crumpler Despite a stricter abortion law that took effect in July 2023 — limiting most procedures in North Carolina to 12 weeks of pregnancy and requiring two in-person appointments separate...

Mental health issues plague new moms in the military. The Pentagon is supposed to help

Mental health issues plague new moms in the military. The Pentagon is supposed to help

By Jennifer Brookland The War Horse Shawna Bush had been blissfully ignorant during her pregnancy: happy, excited, and expecting the best out of motherhood. It took just two days for the wrecking ball...

Mental health issues plague new moms in the military. The Pentagon is supposed to help

Mental health issues plague new moms in the military. The Pentagon is supposed to help

By Jennifer Brookland The War Horse Shawna Bush had been blissfully ignorant during her pregnancy: happy, excited, and expecting the best out of motherhood. It took just two days for the wrecking ball...

4 Types of Brain-Slowing Medication to Avoid if You’re Worried About Memory

4 Types of Brain-Slowing Medication to Avoid if You’re Worried About Memory

Image Credit: BigStock. A few years ago, while I was at a family celebration, several people mentioned memory concerns to me. Some were older adults concerned about the memory of their spouses. Some ...

NC prison health care costs soar as population ages

NC prison health care costs soar as population ages

By Rachel Crumpler The Central Prison Healthcare Complex bustles with activity. Inside the 600,000-square-foot Raleigh facility, incarcerated men from across North Carolina shuffle through the five-st...

Some NC lawmakers want more psychiatric beds. Advocates say that won’t solve the state’s mental health needs.

Some NC lawmakers want more psychiatric beds. Advocates say that won’t solve the state’s mental health needs.

By Taylor Knopf Every Saturday, Linda McDonough picks up her 26-year-old daughter in Raleigh so they can spend the weekend together at her home in Chapel Hill. Typically, they go thrift shopping, visi...

‘We don’t want to be hustled’: NC communities push back on AI data centers

‘We don’t want to be hustled’: NC communities push back on AI data centers

By Will Atwater Stokes County resident Tim Mabe likes to use a boat analogy to convey the size of a data center proposed for a nearly 2,000‑acre parcel along the Dan River that county commissioners vo...

Q&A: What to do if your aging parent becomes rude & resistant

Q&A: What to do if your aging parent becomes rude & resistant

Q: My loving, Jewish mother is 92 and has turned into a rude, abusive foul-mouthed woman who I no longer recognize. She’s in relatively good health and amazingly lives in the same house I grew up in. ...

NC prison system strained by growing need for long-term care

NC prison system strained by growing need for long-term care

By Rachel Crumpler A 60-bed acute long-term care unit in the Central Prison Healthcare Complex houses some of the most medically fragile — and staff-intensive — men in state custody. All require help ...

North Carolina lawmakers take aim at hospitals’ prized tax perks

North Carolina lawmakers take aim at hospitals’ prized tax perks

By Michelle Crouch As North Carolina lawmakers search for ways to reduce the tax burden for state residents, they’re taking aim at the generous tax breaks the state’s nonprofit and public hospitals ha...