North Carolina Health News

Established in November 2011 as a nonprofit organization in North Carolina, NCHN is a dedicated news outlet focused on health care issues within the state. We pride ourselves on our independence, steering clear of any connections to political parties, special interest groups, or activist organizations. Our goal is to bridge the growing gap in health care media coverage by developing a comprehensive website that delivers essential information about health care in North Carolina. NCHN will showcase original articles and in-depth features authored by skilled health journalists like Rose Hoban, Taylor Sisk, and others.

Local

English

Online/Digital

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#823694

United States

#215143

Health/Health

#4027

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

'We can lead.' Duke Health's Nursing head emphasizes innovation

1 week ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Rose Hoban

We’re in the middle of National Nurses Week (May 6-12), which this year has the theme of The Power of Nurses. The American Nurses Association says that it’s an occasion to focus on the contributions of nurses, but in North Carolina, those contributions could soon be harder to come by. Research shows that the state could face a shortage of as many as 21,000 nurses by 2033.
Bridging Families foster program expands in NC

1 week ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Jennifer Fernandez

Last month, 27-year-old Maggie took her three kids to a doctor’s appointment. She’s generally around when they get off the bus, and she helps with their homework and with setting everything up for the next day. She also helps with serving dinner and is there when it’s time to put the children to bed most nights. But Maggie doesn’t actually live with her children.
Bills affecting transgender kids move at N.C. General Assembly

1 week ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Grace Vitaglione |Rachel Crumpler

Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives considered several bills affecting transgender youth this week. House Bill 606, which passed the House on May 6, would extend the statute of limitations for medical malpractice claims for minors who underwent a gender transition. House Bill 560 would prevent abuse or neglect allegations from being based on not accepting a children’s gender identity.
Legislative roundup: Prosthetics, physician assistants, “baby boxes” and more.

1 week ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Grace Vitaglione

After several months of sleepy committee hearings that moved only a handful of bills at a time, last week was a busy one at the North Carolina General Assembly, which went into overdrive ahead of a legislative deadline. Dozens of bills moved through their respective committees; 24 bills were heard in health committees alone.
Can NC lawmakers fix our health care headaches?

1 week ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Michelle Crouch |Charlotte Ledger

If you’ve ever been hit with a slew of confusing bills after a hospital stay, had a long wait for an insurance approval or struggled to pay an unexpectedly high medical bill, you know how frustrating health care in North Carolina can be.
Federal cuts threaten to derail state public health lab upgrades

2 weeks ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Rose Hoban

Work on a major renovation of the State Public Health Laboratory screeched to a halt in late March when the administration of President Donald Trump notified states that the federal government was halting some $11 billion in post-pandemic aid that was scheduled to be distributed to the states.
Proposed legislative reforms would loosen regulations on child care staffing and capacity

2 weeks ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Grace Vitaglione

Child care providers and advocates spent the last year sounding the alarm about potential closures and/or price hikes when pandemic lockdown-era federal funding for child care centers dried up in July 2024. The North Carolina General Assembly passed two rounds of funding to keep the centers stabilized — until now. Those stabilization grants ran out at the end of March.
Meeting patients where they are: Mobile medicine in rural NC

2 weeks ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Will Atwater

Rural residents often face significant barriers to accessing health care. Power outages, challenging travel and extreme weather events — such as hurricanes, heat waves and floods — only worsen the challenges posed by limited access to clinics and medical specialists. This scenario recently played out in western North Carolina, where Hurricane Helene left many rural health care facilities inoperable.
Hospital care at home, for kids

2 weeks ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Michelle Crouch |Charlotte Ledger

The Charlotte LedgerWhen 6-year-old Mackenzie Conlon was hospitalized with the flu at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital in February, all she wanted was to go home, her mother, Stephanie Conlon, said. Mackenzie, who has complex medical needs due to cerebral palsy, had been fighting high fevers, dehydration and pain so intense her constant crying left her nearly voiceless. Conlon, 46, said she would watch helplessly when her daughter pointed at the hospital door in a plea to leave.
No 401(k)? A proposed NC plan would give those who work for small businesses a way to save for retirement

3 weeks ago | northcarolinahealthnews.org | Michelle Crouch |Charlotte Ledger

If you work for a large company, you probably have a 401(k) or a similar program that allows you to automatically deduct money from your paycheck to save for retirement. You may even get a match from your employer. But about half of North Carolina’s private sector employees – more than 1.8 million people – don’t have a way to save for retirement through their jobs, according to an AARP analysis.