Kody Kinsley
Medicaid expansion could help North Carolina stem overdose crisis
There could be some relief coming to rural areas in North Carolina that continue to deal with the opioid crisis.
Medicaid expansion will boost rural hospitals and communities, NCDHHS Secretary Kinsley says
Medicaid expansion won't begin in North Carolina on Oct. 1 because there's still no final budget
With the state budget's passage now two months late, North Carolina Gov.
North Carolina officials to host statewide town hall on mental health support
North Carolina health officials are hosting a statewide town hall to answer questions related to mental health.
New telemedicine program increases access to COVID-19 treatment
NCDHHS Secretary to get flu and COVID-19 booster shots
The head of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services has announced his own plans to get both an annual flu shot and an updated COVID-19 booster on Thursday.
Monkeypox vaccines are in short supply in North Carolina, official says
State health officials are releasing more information about monkeypox cases in North Carolina.
Twenty-one cases of monkeypox have been reported in the state as of Wednesday.
NC health secretary says priorities may change as COVID indicators fall
The head of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says the agency will change its approach to COVID as certain indicators decline.
NC health department leader asks FDA to end 'discriminatory' blood donation policy
North Carolina's top health official has joined an effort to end a federal blood donation policy that he calls “discriminatory” against gay men.