Daily Dose: Pneumonic plague questions, dementia cases set to double and the rising cost of a hospital stay

A health story from North Carolina, reported by WCNC Charlotte.

Health · North Carolina · October 15, 2026

From WCNC Charlotte

A worker's death at a Russian institute puts pneumonic plague in focus, new dementia cases may double by 2050 and a hospital stay now tops $16,000.

Reported by WCNC Charlotte, October 15, 2026. Read the full story at WCNC Charlotte →

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