From child welfare to climate: Top NC health stories to watch in 2026

NC Health News reporters share some of the top health care issues facing North Carolinians in the new year: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/01/02/h... #NC #NorthCarolina #Health #HealthNews #NCHealthNews

Influenza A Surge Triggers Hospital Visitor Restrictions Across WNC wnctimes.com/article/infl... #WNC #WNCnews #WesternNC #NC #NorthCarolina #avl #avlnews #MissionHospital #WNChealthnews #NChealthnews #LocalNews #Flu #Influenza #FluSeason

You clicked on stories about hog poop, hospital executive salaries and changes in the state’s health care policies that had both positive and negative outcomes. The top five stories. #NC #NCHealthNews #HealthNews
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A proposal at the state legislature would enable employees to save automatically through payroll deductions, helping close the state’s retirement savings gap. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org #nchealthnews #northcarolina #health #healthnews #retirement

NC Law Changes: What You Need to Know About Immigration, ID Renewals, and Health Access wnctimes.com/article/nc-l... #nc #ncnews #nclaws #northcarolina #northcarolinanews #laws #localnews #immigration #ice #ncdmv #healthnews #nchealthnews #wncnews

Did prison have to ‘be a death sentence’ for man with mental illness? Erik Ramsey’s suicide in solitary confinement highlights rising mental illness and a jump in such deaths in NC prisons over the past year. ➡️ buff.ly/on3QFjS
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