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Bill to reduce young drivers’ practice time stalls in NC House committee

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Zack Hawkins (D-Durham), would reduce the practice period from nine months to six months through the end of 2025 only, instead of eliminating that time altogether. The practice period would then return to nine months as it was previously on Jan. Hawkins amendment would also nix the required log showing 60 hours of driving.

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Teachers, state employees voice frustration over State Health Plan

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Just days into his tenure, newly elected State Treasurer Brad Briner warned that rising health care costs could drive up premiums for the State Health Plan in 2026. But the State Health Plan faces an even bigger problem a projected $507 million deficit in 2026, with a shortfall that could reach $1.4

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Tick Tock (or TikTok) for US Health Care

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There are numerous large telehealth services in China, including Ping An Good Doctor, WeChat , JD Health, and Alibaba Health. Online healthcare is already estimated to be a $89b market there, predicted to increase to $311b by 2026.

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‘Approved or denied’: Health care providers say insurers too often deny care for profit

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The reforms could take place in multiple bills throughout the session, according to Emma Kate Burns, health policy manager at the N.C. The federal regulators scheduled the changes to prior authorization to roll out in 2026. He said hes anxious to get started on this issue with his House colleagues. Medical Society.

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Cancer’s Juvenescence: An Incoming Tide and the Urgent Need for a Paradigm Shift

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the results are expected in 2026. -based PATHFINDER study, which used the commercially available (but not yet FDA approved) GRAIL Galleri test capable of detecting 50 types of cancer, a large-scale prospective trial involving 140,000 participants is underway in the U.K.;

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Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ Covid conditions, with little help

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Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called their burnout “an urgent public health issue” leading to diminished care for patients. million lower-wage health care workers by 2026, according to the Mercer consulting firm. The veterans home in Holyoke illustrates how labor conditions can jeopardize the health of employees.

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New pharma opioid settlement funds will bolster harm reduction, treatment in New York City, officials say

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The Health Department has previously used opioid settlement funds to expand wraparound services at syringe service programs, which provide access to sterile syringes and distribute naloxone to drug users, among other services. million in fiscal year 2026, Linn-Walton said. Those efforts will continue with an added $4.1