By Michelle Crouch When Dr. Jennifer Casaletto’s kids started watching The Pitt last year, her 14-year-old son had a question: Which one are you? “I’m Doctor Robby,” she told him, referencing the atte...
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By Lisa M. Krieger The War Horse On a serene Saturday afternoon, thousands of miles from conflict, soldiers with the California Air National Guard are scattered among stations, hunched over a buddy. S...
Apr
2026
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By Claire Carlson The Daily Yonder The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a technical assistance program for water infrastructure in early March 2026 designed to help rural communitie...
Apr
2026
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Have you noticed that an older relative seems to be having trouble hearing you at times? Or perhaps you’ve realized that sometimes YOU are the one saying “What?” These situations are extremely common....
Apr
2026
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By Rachel Crumpler Every day, people leave North Carolina prisons and return to the community — more than 18,000 people this year alone. For many, rebuilding their lives after incarceration is fraught...
Apr
2026
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By Ashley Fredde and Rose Hoban FirstHealth of the Carolinas provides proof that small, rural hospital systems can be excellent. The system, based in the Sandhills, has four hospitals and nearly 100 c...
Apr
2026
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By Will Atwater Within months of becoming chief of Double Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue in November 2025, Jimmy Brown received sobering news: His station’s well water was contaminated with PFAS at l...
Apr
2026
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Q: My mother is 76 and has Alzheimer’s disease. She had a couple of unavoidable stays last year in the hospital (due to falls). This accelerated her decline due to delirium, which was treated as if s...
Apr
2026
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Andrew Jones KFF Health News Ollie Super has moved in and out of cancer treatment since she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma as a toddler in foster care. Now 8, the second grader is dealing with it ag...
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2026
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By Jaymie Baxley Dexter “Drew” Batts, the government manager for Martin County in eastern North Carolina, often thinks about the night his close childhood friend suffered a heart attack in 2025. The f...