By Lucas Tomae Carolina Public Press Civil legal aid organizations, which provide tens of thousands of North Carolinians with free legal services each year, have been forced to close offices and reduc...
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Signs of cerebral small vessel disease. From Inzitari et al, BMJ. 2009 Jul 6;339:b2477. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2477 This article is about the most common aging brain problem that you may have never heard o...
Dec
2025
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By Will Atwater When it comes to the American landscape, litter is nearly as ubiquitous as trees and waterways. Now new research indicates it’s expensive too. A recent Duke University study estimates...
Dec
2025
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Q: My 87-year-old father lives alone. His house has become increasingly dirty, but he refuses to get help, even though I’m sure he needs it. I’m worried that he’s becoming incompetent and in need of e...
Dec
2025
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By Jaymie Baxley and Ashley Fredde Gov. Josh Stein put an end to North Carolina’s Medicaid brinkmanship Wednesday, restoring funding and abandoning efforts to reduce payments to health care providers ...
Dec
2025
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By Jennifer Fernandez CONCORD, N.C. — In Meagan Beam’s dining room, a dozen 3D printers whir and clack away as they crank out plastic tiles with colorful raised letters, letter combinations and pictur...
Dec
2025
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By Trista Talton Coastal Review Online A district court judge has ruled that Chemours and its predecessor company cannot conceal thousands of pages of documents from the public. The manufacturing gian...
Dec
2025
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By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger When Steve Hardman of Charlotte checked in to see a Novant Health sleep doctor earlier this year, the receptionist handed him a survey to fill...
Dec
2025
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By Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press If you are having a turkey this holiday season, do you know where it was processed? If it came from certain North Carolina processing plants, it may have ...
Dec
2025
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Constipation is not a glamorous topic, but it’s certainly important, especially in older adults. As anyone who has experienced occasional — or even chronic — constipation can tell you, it can really p...