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By Trista Talton Coastal Review Online State-by-state emergency plans aimed at minimizing the impacts of natural disasters overwhelmingly understate extreme heat as a hazard to…

By Jaymie Baxley A federal provision that prevented states from kicking Medicaid participants off the rolls for the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic…

By Jaymie Baxley When Medicaid expansion was signed into law earlier this year by Gov. Roy Cooper, it was widely heralded as a transformative event…

By Jennifer Fernandez GREENSBORO — Bills that would limit gender-affirming care, prevent trans youth from competing in sports and require schools to tell parents if…

By Will Atwater Distance runners must develop two critical traits: mental toughness and the ability to focus on the big picture when obstacles such as…

By Lauren Sausser KFF Health News BAMBERG, S.C. — Years before the Bamberg County Hospital closed in 2012, and the next-closest hospital in neighboring Barnwell shut…

CONTENT WARNING: This article references suicide. Please take caution when reading. If you need mental health support, please consult this page for resources.  By Jennifer…

By Anne Blythe The anniversary of the Uvalde mass shooting was not far from the minds of many of the people on a Zoom call…

By Ben McNeely The gift of a suncatcher became a symbol of hope as local and federal officials gathered with hospital executives at Garner Town…

By Thomas Goldsmith The knowledge that 50 friends and neighbors will likely die each year clearly touches a community deeply, even when its residents are…