Governor Stein comments on North Carolina budget impasse

Today, Governor Stein issued a statement following the adjournment of the General Assembly without passing a budget. The governor expressed disappointment over the legislature's inability to address critical needs before the start of the new...

North Carolina Motorcycle Insurance Rates Down, Auto Rates Up—What’s the Deal?

Insurance rates going down? In this economy? Believe it or not, it’s happening—for motorcycle liability insurance, at least. North Carolina riders are in for a pleasant surprise: a substantial 16.3% average decrease in motorcycle liability...

DOGE cut a core North Carolina public health service. Experts fear irreversible damage.

DURHAM, N.C. (WBTV) -When Sally Herndon was growing up in Charlotte in the 1960s, smoking advertisements were commonplace. When she graduated from the School of Public Health in 1980, you could still smoke inside the buildings. Few people were...

DOGE cut a core North Carolina public health service. Experts fear irreversible damage.

Virginia health officials investigate potential measles exposure

A measles case was confirmed at Washington Dulles International Airport on June 19. The individual with measles is an international traveler visiting North Carolina. Virginia health officials are working to identify and contact potentially exposed...

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could unravel N.C.’s Medicaid expansion

By Jaymie Baxley More than 670,000 North Carolinians have enrolled in Medicaid since the state expanded access to the government-funded health insurance program in December 2023. Medicaid expansion, which passed with bipartisan support after years...

IN men face hidden mental health struggles

By Brittany Noble for WISH-TV. Broadcast version by Joe Ulery for Indiana News Service reporting for the WISH-TV-Free Press Indiana-Public News Service Collaboration June marks Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, highlighting the challenges men...

Hail from storms adding to challenge for North Carolina apple growers

Apple growers in western North Carolina are checking their crops for damage after severe storms brought hail to orchards in Henderson County, highlighting an already difficult season.Mike Stepp could be seen examining some of the apples at Stepp's...

‘There’s real impact:’ Program that saves the state thousands in Medicaid costs up in the air after proposed funding cut

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A program that’s saving our state thousands of dollars in Medicaid services is being forced to shut down in a matter of days. Back in March, leaders within the Healthy Opportunities Pilot (HOP) Program thought the program...

Opinion – Bill Straub: McConnell shows contempt for his own voters with cavalier response to Medicaid cuts

Sen. Mitch McConnell, heading for the last round-up in his seemingly endless upper chamber tenure, is showing his true colors. This time it’s his dismissive attitude toward many of the voters who kept him in office over the past 40 years. The...

How North Carolina’s Largest Sunflower Field offers more than just a photo op

Castle Hayne, N.C. (WECT) – Trask Family Farms houses over half a million sunflowers, making them North Carolina’s largest sunflower field and maze. Sunflowers are great for mazes and photos, but they also offer some deeper benefits. “Sunflowers...

As lawmakers debate spending bill, local cancer patient warns of Medicaid cuts

CHARLOTTE — As Congress debates the language of President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, a local cancer patient is warning any cuts to Medicaid could be a matter of life and death. Salisbury resident DeAnna Brandon is battling multiple myeloma...

One City, Three Ways: Durham, North Carolina

Durham, North CarolinaCourtesy Visit DurhamThe cloying scent of tobacco—earthy, sweet, and spicy—once hung heavy in downtown Durham, where red-brick warehouses harbored the leaves that would become Lucky Strike cigarettes and the famed Bull Durham...

19 new doctors finish residency to help fill need for quality medical care in rural Alabama

19 new doctors finish residency to help fill need for quality medical care in rural Alabama COMING UP. GUY. ALL RIGHT. JASON. WELL, RIGHT NOW THE NEED FOR DOCTORS IN RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE IS MORE DIRE THAN EVER. WVTM 13 AARON LLEWELLYN LIVE AND...

Trillium Health hosts suicide and PTSD symposium

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Trillium Health hosted a suicide and PTSD symposium at the New Hanover County Government Center to spread awareness about mental health. According to the North Carolina Department of Human Health Services, suicide is the...

North Carolina hikers rescued after becoming stuck in Colorado High Country

Hikers from out of state rescued in Colorado mountains after becoming stuck Hikers from out of state rescued in Colorado mountains after becoming stuck 00:22 Two 19-year-olds from North Carolina had to be rescued when they became stuck while...

Congressional leaders identify 35 rural Kentucky hospitals 'at-risk' amid threats to Medicaid

Amid threats of cuts to Medicaid, Congressional leaders are sounding the alarm on what that would mean for rural hospitals.The National Rural Health Association says Medicaid often provides a lifeline for rural hospitals, and the proposed changes...

North Carolina confirms first measles case of 2025; health director recommends vaccination

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — State and county health agencies are on high alert after North Carolina’s first measles case of 2025 was confirmed by the NC Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday, June 24. The state said the case...

North Carolina health officials report 1st measles case of 2025

Physicians Taking Back Medicine: Is MOC contributing to the physician shortage?

Please enable Javascript Editor’s Note: Welcome to Physicians Taking Back Medicine, a podcast from Medical Economics. Hosted by Dr. Rebekah Bernard, each episode dives into the real-world challenges facing today’s doctors. The show will explore...