NC advocate for seniors helping shape Medicare policy
By Grace Vitaglione As a child, Gina Upchurch would sit in her grandfather’s lap and count pills at his pharmacy in Smithfield, North Carolina. He…
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Coalition wants HCA to give up Mission Hospital
By Andrew R. Jones Asheville Watchdog A broad coalition of western North Carolina doctors, patient advocates, clergy members, a state senator and others are calling on HCA…
Cyberattacks target vulnerable rural hospitals
by Kristi Eaton The Daily Yonder A policy paper examining cybersecurity and threats found that cyberattacks at health care facilities have increased more than 125…
Charting a map for NC’s growing 65+ population
By Anne Blythe There’s an old saying that age is just a number. But when you look at the state demographer’s projected growth of the…