The state budget includes a long-requested rate increase for private duty nursing, but advocates say it will take more to recruit enough nurses to care for complex patients.
Garbage In, Toxics Out: They Promised ‘Advanced Recycling’ for Plastics and Delivered Toxic Waste
A North Carolina facility’s record of violations undercuts the dream of plastics recycling.
A North Carolina facility’s record of violations undercuts the dream of plastics recycling.
Expanded Prison Medical Release Eligibility Provides Opportunity for More Sick, Aging Incarcerated People To Go Home Before They Die
Advocates hope to see the North Carolina prison system grant more medical release to ease the burden of an aging prison population and to give families time with loved ones before death.
Advocates hope to see the North Carolina prison system grant more medical release to ease the burden of an aging prison population and to give families time with loved ones before death.
Suicide Rates of Teenage Boys Are Skyrocketing Because of Firearm Access
Experts on adolescent suicide say too often, guns and stigma around masculinity and mental health lead to deadly outcomes.
Experts on adolescent suicide say too often, guns and stigma around masculinity and mental health lead to deadly outcomes.
People Who Spent Time in Solitary Confinement Say It Had Lasting Effects on Their Mental, Physical Health
Advocates hope personal accounts and mounting research on the harm caused by the practice will curtail North Carolina’s use of solitary confinement.
Advocates hope personal accounts and mounting research on the harm caused by the practice will curtail North Carolina’s use of solitary confinement.
13 NC Prisons Working to Make Visitation Spaces More Child-Friendly
Prison wardens who’ve implemented changes at their facilities say it’s led to more engaged parent-child visits.
Prison wardens who’ve implemented changes at their facilities say it’s led to more engaged parent-child visits.
When the ER Is the Only Option
With no space in inpatient psychiatric facilities, teens in crisis often spend days in hospital emergency rooms. Three families share their real-life experiences of going to the ER for help; “It was just crushing.”
With no space in inpatient psychiatric facilities, teens in crisis often spend days in hospital emergency rooms. Three families share their real-life experiences of going to the ER for help; “It was just crushing.”
Where Have All the Psychiatrists Gone?
A shortage of psychiatrists is forcing teens in crisis into crowded E.R.s and inpatient centers as anxiety and depression surge; ‘the constant answer was wait, wait and wait.’
A shortage of psychiatrists is forcing teens in crisis into crowded E.R.s and inpatient centers as anxiety and depression surge; ‘the constant answer was wait, wait and wait.’
NC Researchers See a Pathway to an Aids-Free World
Every year, NC Health News has received dispatches from the International Conference on HIV Science or the International AIDS Conference, featuring work by North Carolina scientists. This year, our correspondent Lee Storrow traveled to the conference in Brisbane, Australia.
Every year, NC Health News has received dispatches from the International Conference on HIV Science or the International AIDS Conference, featuring work by North Carolina scientists. This year, our correspondent Lee Storrow traveled to the conference in Brisbane, Australia.
As Climate Change Makes Excessive Heat More Routine, NC Schools Forced To Weigh Student, Athlete Safety
Scientists and researchers discuss excessive heat seasons and their impact on school children, athletic programs.
Scientists and researchers discuss excessive heat seasons and their impact on school children, athletic programs.
Don’t Let Extreme Heat Policy Discussions Wane as Temperatures Cool, Scientists Plead
Scientists and researchers advocate for more talk about extreme heat.
Scientists and researchers advocate for more talk about extreme heat.
Old North Carolina Policies, Patterns Keep Hold on Some Seniors’ Lives
Older residents in Robeson, Hertford counties recount stories of segregation, privation and triumph over adversity.
Older residents in Robeson, Hertford counties recount stories of segregation, privation and triumph over adversity.
Warmer Seas Drive More Bacterial Infections, Threatening Fishermen, Public Health
Three Vibrio-related deaths along the North Carolina coast in July prompted public health officials to sound the alarm about potential risks.
Three Vibrio-related deaths along the North Carolina coast in July prompted public health officials to sound the alarm about potential risks.
More Gay and Bisexual Men Can Donate Blood as Donor Eligibility Policy Catches up to Science
Blood donor eligibility now based on risk assessments of individual behavior regardless of sexual orientation.
Blood donor eligibility now based on risk assessments of individual behavior regardless of sexual orientation.
Delayed Testing, Limited Access to Care, and Lack of Sexual Health Literacy Contribute to Rise in Syphilis Cases in Newborns, Health Officials Say
While not seen in the same high numbers as other STIs, such as chlamydia and gonorrhea, syphilis more often leads to severe health issues or death when passed on to a fetus.
While not seen in the same high numbers as other STIs, such as chlamydia and gonorrhea, syphilis more often leads to severe health issues or death when passed on to a fetus.
Real-Life Concerns About Getting Older Take Theatrical Shape at a NC Retirement Community
Fictional characters populate ‘Movin’,’ a musical presented at Chapel Hill’s Carolina Meadows, but the collaborative work addresses serious situations such as memory loss and the expectation of deaths in a late-life community.
Fictional characters populate ‘Movin’,’ a musical presented at Chapel Hill’s Carolina Meadows, but the collaborative work addresses serious situations such as memory loss and the expectation of deaths in a late-life community.