Category Archives: Health & Wellness
Trump administration stalled a survey of PFAS in wastewater, former EPA officials say
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has stalled a study that would help regulators understand which industries dump harmful forever chemicals with their wast...
Sep 03, 2026
Teen dies after amoeba exposure
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - A North Carolina teen with a case of a rare brain-eating amoeba died Monday (August 31). State health officials reported a case of rare illness caused by Naegleria fowleri, an a...
Sep 01, 2026
MEASLES: possible exposure in Asheville, Hendersonville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (NCN News) -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Buncombe County Health and Human Services (BCHHS) Division of Public Health have been informed of a measles...
Aug 30, 2026
NEW DETAILS: Rabid goat exposures possible at multiple locations across the state
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State health authorities are sharing more details about recent cases of rabies in baby goats at a Iredell County based petting zoo. There are now reports of possible exposur...
Aug 30, 2026
Teen ill from rare warm water amoeba
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - Public health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are reporting a case of rare illness caused by Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba (one-cell...
Aug 27, 2026
Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated
By JONATHAN POET and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to th...
Aug 25, 2026
BACK TO SCHOOL: Insurance Commissioner offers safety tips
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey urged adults and children alike to keep safety in mind as school bells begin to ring across the state. "We all have a role...
Aug 22, 2026
CDC's new director is pressed to do something about its zombie programs
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still has an Alzheimer's disease program. Congress appropriated $41 million to it this year. There's jus...
Aug 18, 2026
Tips for success in the new school year
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- The first day of the new school year is coming (if it hasn't already), and although there's always plenty of related excitement, there can also be a lot of stress. ECU Heal...
Aug 17, 2026
Trump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump pivoted the nation's attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims to scale back the childhood immunizat...
Aug 12, 2026