By Katie Myers Blue Ridge Public Radio This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. After Helene, residents of Black Mounta...
This is the fifth in a series of posts covering the Healthy Aging Checklist, which is my list of six fundamental activities that will help any older adult maintain the best possible health while aging...
By Rose Hoban We’re in the middle of National Nurses Week (May 6-12), which this year has the theme of The Power of Nurses. The American Nurses Association says that it’s an occasion to focus on the ...
By Jennifer Fernandez Last month, 27-year-old Maggie took her three kids to a doctor’s appointment. She’s generally around when they get off the bus, and she helps with their homework and with setting...
By Grace Vitaglione and Rachel Crumpler Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives considered several bills affecting transgender youth this week. House Bill 606, which passe...
By Rachel Crumpler and Grace Vitaglione Patient-doctor dynamics in an exam room could soon change for minors. Republican lawmakers in the state House of Representatives have introduced a bill seeking ...
By Grace Vitaglione and Rose Hoban After several months of sleepy committee hearings that moved only a handful of bills at a time, last week was a busy one at the North Carolina General Assembly, whic...
By Michelle Crouch If you’ve ever been hit with a slew of confusing bills after a hospital stay, had a long wait for an insurance approval or struggled to pay an unexpectedly high medical bill, you kn...
By Lucas Thomae Carolina Public Press A decade after a federal judge ordered North Carolina to adopt a plan to give juvenile offenders serving life sentences a “meaningful opportunity” for parole, a l...
By Claire Carlson The Daily Yonder The Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate the federally funded childcare program Head Start will disproportionately harm low-income rural families who could b...