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FDA moves forward with plan to cap nicotine levels in cigarettes
The FDA's proposed rule to lower nicotine levels would effectively ban most major cigarettes and tobacco products on the market.
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EPA ban on toxic chemicals found in Camp Lejeune water takes effect this week
TCE and PCE were among the chemicals found in the drinking water at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune military base in the 1980s in one of the worst cases of contaminted drinking water in US history.
Opinion
Much accomplished, much left to do 14 years after GOP takes over NC General Assembly
While last long session led to some disappointments and distractions, there is still reason to think that conservatives in the legislature will solve important issues like they have in the past.
Opinion
Blanket pre-authorization would help reduce healthcare costs and frustrations
A practitioner could be issued a blanket pre-authorization from insurers if they exceed a certain threshold for historical authorizations, saving time and money.
Opinion
What Trump’s win will mean for North Carolinians’ healthcare
Alarmist rhetoric about what Trump will do to drug prices is largely false.
Opinion
‘Oh God, it’s Mom’: The phone call heard around the world, 10 years later
A decade later, we will all be together this Christmas. We will argue politics, eat, play cards, watch football, and continue loving each other despite our differences.
Opinion
A Mito Warrior’s take on NC’s rare-disease support
NC provides above-average healthcare for those with rare diseases. It's also a place where advocacy is encouraged and communities of support exist.
Opinion
NC should resolve to kick its CON habit in 2025
Taking concrete steps to lower relative healthcare costs, by allowing an increase in our competitive options for care, should be NC's New Year's resolution.
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Audit finds NCDHHS lax with nursing home oversight
The North Carolina Office of State Auditor (NCOSA) released an audit that points out the lax oversight of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Division of Health Service Regulation over nursing homes in the state.
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McDowell adult care home can pursue regulation complaint against DHHS
An adult care home in McDowell County can move forward with a state constitutional lawsuit against the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. The state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the home’s complaints against state regulators are not blocked by the statute of limitations.
Opinion
Why Medicaid expansion isn’t over
Of course Congress and the White House are going to reduce federal funding for Medicaid expansion. That was always the inevitable endgame.
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Amgen announces $1 billion expansion in North Carolina
Amgen, a biotechnology company, announced last week that it will invest $1 billion in expanding its manufacturing facility in Wake County’s Holly Springs. This project is a recipient of taxpayer-funded county incentives and a state Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG). “North Carolina’s reputation as one of the world’s leading centers for biotechnology soars even higher with...
