The outgoing head of NCDHHS oversaw the implementation of Medicaid expansion while working to bolster behavioral health ...

Health care costs, medical debt, Hurricane Helene, Medicare Advantage, a proposed masking ban and abortion care were some of the top stories.

North Carolina’s men seem to be doing better than the state’s women in getting exercise and improving their life expectancies over time. And while all of North Carolina’s counties saw increases in ...

Barriers such as employers refusing to hire people with a criminal record and lack of transportation can make reentry an ...

The respite house opening in Wake County signals North Carolina’s evolving approach to mental health, with the state ...

If we’re not open, none of the businesses are going to get their workers,” says Marcia Whitney, a western N.C. child care center president.

Hurricane Helene displaced an untold number of residents in a rural region where homelessness was already on the rise.

First Day and post-holiday hikes are beneficial for mental health, family dynamics, social connections and overall health.

Uptown Charlotte and neighborhoods, including the Historic West End are hot zones, a heat mapping study reveals.

He’ll make America sick again,” said Lawrence Gostin, a professor of public health law at Georgetown University on RFK's vaccination stance.

Alex Kies, a 14-year-old reporter, explores how the shrimping industry in his neck of the woods, Carteret County, North Carolina, is being impacted by climate change. Alex speaks to 20-year shrimper, ...