Gov. Josh Stein said today he is “gravely concerned” about cuts to federal funding for Medicaid. “These proposals would take away people's access to health care, destabilize rural hospitals and challenge the bipartisan progress we have made here in North Carolina,” he said.

The FOIA office at CDC has been completely eliminated in today's cuts, the agency's chief operating officer just told employees on a call Lights out at the world's leading public health agency

Are you a federal worker, contractor or recipient of federal funds who has been affected by recent cuts? NC Health News wants to hear from you. Fill out this form to tell us about your experience. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/04/01/are…

Edgecombe, Beaufort and Nash counties were recently held up as examples for how to successfully involve residents with opioid settlement planning. Here’s what they’re doing. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/04/03/set…

Stellar reporting here from my colleague Rachel Crumpler. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/04/07/nc-…

Wilson County is using naloxone kiosks to fight overdose deaths. Read more in my latest for NC Health News: northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/04/14/wil…

On Friday I celebrated 10 years of wedded bliss with this beautiful llama wrangler.

Proposals being floated in Congress to shrink a key Medicaid funding mechanism could devastate hospitals and nursing homes across NC — cutting hundreds of millions of dollars from a system already straining to meet growing needs. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/05/13/med…

“I’ve cried more in meetings in the last three weeks than I’ve ever cried in my life,” said Sally Herndon, the furloughed head of the state’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/05/21/tob…

There’s growing evidence that N.C.’s groundbreaking Healthy Opportunities Pilot, which helps low-income residents access food, transportation and housing support in rural parts of the state, is improving health and saving money. It’s about to be shut down. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/06/03/fun…

I spoke with NC Local about how reporters can help their communities understand changes to Medicaid. Check out the latest issue to see what I had to say! mailchi.mp/elon.edu/north…

Honored. Humbled. Grateful. Eager. Excited to become the editor of The Robesonian. I'm looking forward to the new challenge working primarily in news after building my career covering sports. robesonian.com/news/322135/ne…

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” is now law — and it could blow a hole in NC’s safety net. I broke it down w/ Anne Blythe for NC Health News. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/07/10/big…

“I don’t mind being a character,” Crook told a Chapel Hill Weekly reporter in a profile the newspaper wrote on her, two years before her murder. indyweek.com/culture/who-ki…

It seems like a good time to share that this story I wrote about former Gov. Roy Cooper has won 2nd place for Best Profile Feature in the North Carolina Press Association’s 2025 Editorial Contest. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/12/05/coo…