/tags/north-carolina-health-news North Carolina Health News en-US Copyright Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:29:44 GMT /environment/2023-10-09/alcoa-aluminum-west-badin-toxic-waste-pollution-protest West Badin residents are calling for the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality to issue Alcoa a stricter hazardous waste discharge permit. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:29:44 GMT /environment/2023-10-09/alcoa-aluminum-west-badin-toxic-waste-pollution-protest Will Atwater | North Carolina Health News /health/2023-02-09/emailing-doctor-get-billed-novant-nc-health Health care systems including Novant now charge a fee for some doctor-physician message exchanges. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 13:24:45 GMT /health/2023-02-09/emailing-doctor-get-billed-novant-nc-health Michelle Crouch | North Carolina Health News, The Charlotte Ledger /health/2023-01-12/lawmakers-raleigh-health-care-policy-wish-lists-2023-nc-health As the new legislative session begins, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expect healthy debate about Medicaid expansion, mental health care, abortion and other issues. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:13:42 GMT /health/2023-01-12/lawmakers-raleigh-health-care-policy-wish-lists-2023-nc-health Rose Hoban, North Carolina Health News /health/2022-11-02/pfas-evidence-piling-putting-polluters-notice Between recent studies and lawsuits against PFAS manufacturers filed by Attorney General Josh Stein, polluters are being put on notice that they have to clean up. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:26:40 GMT /health/2022-11-02/pfas-evidence-piling-putting-polluters-notice Will Atwater | North Carolina Health News /health/2022-09-13/q-a-with-dr-wohl-what-to-expect-from-omicron-specific-covid-boosters Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:05:58 GMT /health/2022-09-13/q-a-with-dr-wohl-what-to-expect-from-omicron-specific-covid-boosters Anne Blythe / NC Health News /health/2022-06-07/gaps-in-nc-addiction-treatment-disproportionately-hit-rural-residents-of-color A new CDC study found more than 75% of counties don’t have anywhere residents can get methadone, and 30% of counties lack a buprenorphine provider. In North Carolina, rural communities with many Black and Indigenous residents often lack access to care. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:57:48 GMT /health/2022-06-07/gaps-in-nc-addiction-treatment-disproportionately-hit-rural-residents-of-color Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven | North Carolina Health News /health/2022-02-09/seven-months-into-ncs-medicaid-transition-data-show-patients-are-still-confused Wed, 09 Feb 2022 20:19:19 GMT /health/2022-02-09/seven-months-into-ncs-medicaid-transition-data-show-patients-are-still-confused Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven | North Carolina Health News /health/2021-08-24/nc-expected-remove-lead-asbestos-public-schools-child-care-centers-cooper Gov. Roy Cooper and members of the House and Senate all call for spending at least $150 million in federal money to remove lead from drinking water in schools and centers, as well as asbestos and lead paint. Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:06:17 GMT /health/2021-08-24/nc-expected-remove-lead-asbestos-public-schools-child-care-centers-cooper Greg Barnes / North Carolina Health News /health/2021-01-11/nc-hospitals-near-capacity-as-coronavirus-hammers-the-state North Carolina’s hospitals are quickly filling up with patients stricken by the coronavirus, even as health systems in some of the hardest-hit regions --… Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:19:12 GMT /health/2021-01-11/nc-hospitals-near-capacity-as-coronavirus-hammers-the-state Liora Engel-Smith /arts-culture/2020-11-25/thats-all-folks-a-farewell-to-frank-stasio Frank Stasio bids ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ goodbye today as he hosts his last live show before retirement. Stasio hosted thousands of live conversations in his 14 years as… Wed, 25 Nov 2020 15:39:36 GMT /arts-culture/2020-11-25/thats-all-folks-a-farewell-to-frank-stasio Kaia Findlay, Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio