By Michelle Crouch Key Takeaways: Atrium has invested heavily in Wake Forest Baptist since their 2020 combination, adding facilities, jobs and expanded charity care. A Brown University analysis fo...
By Rachel Crumpler Key Takeaways: After dozens of men reported itching and skin bumps, at least two men at Neuse Correctional Institution were diagnosed with scabies in July. The response unf...
By Andrew Jones KFF Health News Hospitals across the U.S. are trying to reduce maternal deaths and complications after pregnancies using one small tool: a silicone wristband stamped with the declarati...
North Carolina invests in fast-track training to combat child care worker shortages, center closures
By Jennifer Fernandez Key Takeaways: Low wages continue to drive workforce shortages in child care. To address staffing issues, the General Assembly is spending money to expand free child care work...
By Will Atwater Takeaways: Data centers could raise electricity costs for North Carolina customers. Amazon’s Richmond County data center project faces scrutiny over 645 proposed diesel generators....
By Taylor Knopf Key Takeaways: Medetomidine is increasingly showing up in North Carolina’s illicit drug supply. The tranquilizer can cause prolonged sedation and severe withdrawal. Experts...
By Diana Lopez Key Takeaways: Faith in Mental Health trains North Carolina churches to recognize and respond to mental health, behavioral health, and substance use needs, aiming to reach people who...
By Rachel Crumpler It would have been an ordinary Saturday for many families: playing board games, making crafts, taking silly pictures and eating lunch together. But for these families, it was a rare...
By Skye Crawford The notation of a city incinerator on a 1937 map of Durham that hung in Daniel Richter’s lab was originally just a hint. Richter, a soils and forest ecology professor at Duke Universi...
By Peter Whoriskey KFF Health News More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow...