Newly eligible for Medicaid? Here's how to apply in Guilford County
An additional 33,000 Guilford County residents are expected to become eligible for the program. Officials say office appointments are not needed to apply.
Health & Safety
Millions of seniors struggle to afford housing — and it's about to get a lot worse
Baby boomers are entering older age amid a historic affordable-housing shortage and widening inequality. A new study warns many won't be able to access the kind of housing or caregiving they need.
Hundreds of thousands in North Carolina will be added to Medicaid rolls this week
A decade after the federal government began offering expanded Medicaid coverage in states that opted to accept it, hundreds of thousands of adults in North Carolina are set to receive benefits, a development that boosters say will aid hospitals and local economies in addition to the long-term uninsured.
Uncle Sam wants you to help stop insurers' bogus Medicare Advantage sales tactics
The Biden administration is cracking down on deceptive or misleading Medicare Advantage and drug plan sales tactics. And it's counting on beneficiaries to help catch offenders.
What works for treating the common cold? Many doctors say 'not much'
One common decongestant, phenylephrine, was found ineffective this fall. Doctors are skeptical about the rest of the over-the-counter cold cures lineup.
Some people with the sniffles turn to an Eastern European remedy to relieve symptoms
In cold and flu season, many turn to home remedies: tea, ginger, hot soup. From Eastern Europe, there's gogl-mogl — a milk/yolk/honey concoction both loved and dreaded.
U.S. life expectancy is recovering from COVID-19, but still lags
New CDC data shows that life expectancy in the U.S. is starting to recover, after it dropped during COVID-19 health emergency. Despite the gains, it still lags behind pre-pandemic times.
Free COVID tests headed to nation's schools
Starting in early December, about 19,000 school districts will have the chance to order free rapid COVID tests from the federal stockpile for their students, staff and others in the community.
How to break the cycle of childhood trauma? Help a baby's parents
HealthySteps is an intervention where new parents get practical help with their lives, allowing them to create stable, nurturing bonds with their babies. It all starts at the baby's checkups.
Suicide rates rose in 2022 overall but declined for teens and young adults
Provisional data from 2022 showed a bright spot in the trend of rising suicides in the U.S.