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North Carolina preps for potential measles outbreak

North Carolina preps for potential measles outbreak

By Jennifer Fernandez As measles cases climb to 400 in Texas, the epicenter of an outbreak of the highly contagious illness, North Carolina is taking steps to prepare for an outbreak here. Though the ...

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With Medicaid in Washington’s crosshairs, North Carolinians rally against federal cuts

With Medicaid in Washington’s crosshairs, North Carolinians rally against federal cuts

By Jaymie Baxley Addressing a crowded ballroom at a Raleigh hotel last Wednesday, Gov. Josh Stein said he is “gravely concerned” about congressional Republicans’ plans to slash federal funding for Med...

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A Political Power Grab Redirected Funds for North Carolina’s Sexual Abuse Survivors. Women in Crisis Paid the Price.

A Political Power Grab Redirected Funds for North Carolina’s Sexual Abuse Survivors. Women in Crisis Paid the Price.

By Doug Bock Clark This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re pu...

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Child care is key to health care after Helene, regional health providers say

Child care is key to health care after Helene, regional health providers say

By Liz Bell Education NC Health care employers in Western North Carolina joined the multiple sectors calling for child care solutions at a legislative summit at UNC-Asheville earlier in March. “What w...

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This week at the NC General Assembly: Reproductive health, nursing practice scope, paid family leave and more

This week at the NC General Assembly: Reproductive health, nursing practice scope, paid family leave and more

By Grace Vitaglione and Rachel Crumpler Some weeks at the North Carolina General Assembly are busier than others. This week was one of those, in part because of the March 25 Senate deadline for filing...

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Disability advocates, families push lawmakers for more services, funding

Disability advocates, families push lawmakers for more services, funding

By Rose Hoban It takes some serious logistics to get Erica Conway from her home in Buncombe County down to Raleigh so she can make the rounds of the state legislative complex in her hot pink wheelchai...

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The high cost of clean creeks: Who should pay for the mounting litter problem?

The high cost of clean creeks: Who should pay for the mounting litter problem?

By Will Atwater On Saturday, March 15, volunteers gathered at sites like West Point on the Eno River, where cool temperatures and gray skies greeted them. Wearing neon-colored vests and armed with gra...

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Turf war erupts over organ donation services

Turf war erupts over organ donation services

By Michelle Crouch The Charlotte Ledger A lawsuit filed earlier this month seeks to stop Atrium Health from taking control of organ donation services at partner hospital Wake Forest Baptist Medical Ce...

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‘A slap on the wrist’: families and advocates call for increased accountability from assisted living facilities 

‘A slap on the wrist’: families and advocates call for increased accountability from assisted living facilities 

By Grace Vitaglione This article was written with the support of a journalism fellowship from The Gerontological Society of America, The Journalists Network on Generations and The Silver Century Found...

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Too costly to keep, but too important to lose. Solving paradox of NC rural women’s health services

Too costly to keep, but too important to lose. Solving paradox of NC rural women’s health services

By Jane Winik Sartwell Carolina Public Press The paradox of rural women’s health care in North Carolina: Small, remote hospitals can’t afford to keep delivering babies and providing other critical OB/...