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Lindsi Franklin鈥檚 son, Isaac, was 9 years old in June 2024 when doctors found an abscess in his stomach and a section of diseased bowel. He was diagnosed with severe Crohn鈥檚 disease 鈥� Isaac鈥檚 immune system had decided that his own intestines were an enemy. -
Mikhail Nilov/pexelsThe North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is providing virtual mental health services through a partnership with United Healthcare.
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A juvenile detention center in Cabarrus County stands accused of keeping youth in isolation for up to 23 hours a day. Jeff Tiberii talks to Rachel Crumpler about her reporting on this story for NC Health News. -
State teams treated over 1,000 patients and navigated washed-out roads, providing life-saving care in areas cut off by catastrophic flooding. -
Dr. Mandy Cohen is director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but she will be leaving office in January after about 18 months in the job. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday night said he picked Dave Weldon, a former Congressman from Florida, to be the agency鈥檚 next chief. -
Three members of North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition鈥檚 鈥淪upport and Advocacy for Feeding Emergencies鈥� team speak with Leoneda Inge about providing supplies and care after Helene. -
Virginia-based nonprofit Disabled Disrupters advocates for people with disabilities. Its co-founder Kira Tiller wants to bring individualized emergency plans for disabled students at UNC-Chapel Hill. -
As drug experts parse the data trying to understand the factors that could contribute to a sudden drop in overdose deaths, harm reductionists in western N.C. work to stave off a possible spike in overdoses after the destruction brought by Hurricane Helene. -
Dr. Zach Willis with UNC Children's explains the national rise in bacterial pneumonia cases and what parents can do to keep kids healthy. -
Through 鈥淢ore Than A Script,鈥� patients with Blue Cross Blue Shield NC coverage can receive no-cost care from their local pharmacists. -
The N.C. dental board adopted emergency measures to give dentists in western N.C. more flexibility to reopen offices. -
Pregnant and newly postpartum women found themselves displaced by Helene 鈥� confronting canceled appointments, reworked birth plans and the loss of their belongings.
