N.C. Health News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/health/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:37:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png N.C. Health News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/health/ 32 32 210991526 For Thousands of 9/11 Survivors in NC, Health Care Is Under Threat https://www.theassemblync.com/health/9-11-survivors-nc-health-care-cuts/ Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50421 The program that provides health care to some 2,000 North Carolinians faces a $3 billion shortfall amid federal cuts.]]>

The program that provides health care to some 2,000 North Carolinians faces a $3 billion shortfall amid federal cuts.

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Five Ways the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Make It More Difficult to Get Health Insurance in N.C. https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/legislation/nc-medicaid-one-big-beautiful-bill/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=48784 While much of the debate focuses on Medicaid cuts, more than 1 million North Carolinians with private health insurance also would pay more.]]>

While much of the debate focuses on Medicaid cuts, more than 1 million North Carolinians with private health insurance also would pay more.

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‘It Takes a Village’ to Dismantle a Food Pantry https://www.theassemblync.com/health/greensboro-food-pantry-glenwood-food-not-bombs/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=48245 The City of Greensboro eliminated a neighborhood food pantry that had problems with cleanliness, drawing rats and insects. The community it fed says they should have worked with them to solve the problems.]]>

The City of Greensboro eliminated a neighborhood food pantry that had problems with cleanliness, drawing rats and insects. The community it fed says they should have worked with them to solve the problems.

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Seeing Red https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/unc-chapel-hill-tampons/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=48016 UNC-Chapel Hill students, frustrated by a lack of period products on campus, push for the school to fund more dispensers.]]>

UNC-Chapel Hill students, frustrated by a lack of period products on campus, push for the school to fund more dispensers.

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DOGE Cuts Come for N.C. Domestic Violence Orgs https://www.theassemblync.com/health/nc-domestic-violence-funding-cuts-trump-doge/ Wed, 21 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=46742 “This isn’t something we’re going to bake sale our way out of.”]]>

“This isn’t something we’re going to bake sale our way out of.”

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‘We Just Want to Celebrate’ https://www.theassemblync.com/business/freemans-grub-pub-to-celebrate-10-years/ Wed, 14 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=46201 The owners of Freeman’s Grub & Pub returned to Greensboro after leaving to focus on their mental health. Now they're celebrating a decade.]]>

The owners of Freeman’s Grub & Pub returned to Greensboro after leaving to focus on their mental health. Now they're celebrating a decade.

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Nine Years After HB2, Trans North Carolinians Wonder Who Is Looking Out For Them https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/trans-rights-bathroom-bill-north-carolina/ Mon, 05 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=45560 The 'Bathroom Bill' sparked an outpouring of protest. But a new wave of attacks on trans rights has failed to generate the same response. ]]>

The 'Bathroom Bill' sparked an outpouring of protest. But a new wave of attacks on trans rights has failed to generate the same response. 

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‘There is No Place for Us’ https://www.theassemblync.com/health/brian-goldston-book-homelessness-greensboro/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:42:07 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=43372 Author Brian Goldstone discussed his book on homelessness and how it doesn't look the way he expected at a recent event in Greensboro.]]>

Author Brian Goldstone discussed his book on homelessness and how it doesn't look the way he expected at a recent event in Greensboro.

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A Death In the Woods https://www.theassemblync.com/health/mental-health/wilderness-therapy-trails-carolina-death-nc/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=41764 Some families have turned to wilderness therapy programs to deal with kids' mental health crises. But as last year’s death at Trails Carolina shows, there are concerns about oversight.]]>

Some families have turned to wilderness therapy programs to deal with kids' mental health crises. But as last year’s death at Trails Carolina shows, there are concerns about oversight.

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A Chapel Hill Lab Faces New Threats Five Years After Covid-19 https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/unc-chapel-hill-lab-baric-five-years-covid-19/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=40762 Public health leaders looked to UNC-Chapel Hill virologist Ralph Baric to end the pandemic. Their critics blamed it on him. ]]>

Public health leaders looked to UNC-Chapel Hill virologist Ralph Baric to end the pandemic. Their critics blamed it on him.

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