Other storylines NC Health News will follow in 2026 include the growing conflict between environmental advocates and industry ...

Rate hikes paired with the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits will increase out-of-pocket costs for NC residents.

Other top stories in 2025 ranged from mental health and Medicaid to federal food aid cuts and State Health Plan changes.

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Researchers recommend “awe walks,” where you take time to note the many wonders in the vast outdoors around us, “to promote prosocial positive emotions in older adults.” They can also be an antidote ...

Challenge to constitutionality of certificate of need law, regulating medical facilities expansion, could be headed back to NC Supreme Court.

A planned apartment complex in Atrium Health’s medical innovation district includes affordable housing. Critics say it’s not ...

Caldwell and other sheriffs told NC Health News that they believe Iryna’s Law can improve public safety, but that it shouldn’t be considered a solution to the revolving door of crime. They said the ...

A Moore County lawsuit claims sexual abuse at Jackson Springs Treatment Center, spotlighting issues in background checks and oversight of NC youth psychiatric facilities.

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 reduce client intake after the state ...

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 that litter ...

Though the holiday season is here — with all the responsibilities it entails — some North Carolinians might consider adding one more thing to their to-do lists: weighing in on anEPA proposal that ...