As lawmakers deadlock on a budget, food aid, clinics and Medicaid face mounting pressure—leaving North Carolina’s most vulnerable at risk.

Research shows hurricanes can wash sewage, chemicals and “everything in people’s garages” into NC waterways, and how to prevent it.

Raleigh’s first pay-what-you-can café offers more than a meal. A Place at the Table serves dignity, community and support as food insecurity grows across the city.

At a county commissioners' meeting, advocates pressed lawmakers to hold the health care giant accountable for promises tied to the Pearl.

In North Carolina, the nonprofit Counterforce Health designed an AI assistant to help patients appeal their denied health insurance claims and fight large medical bills. The free service uses AI ...

Rural police departments in WNC say embedded social workers connect people with services officers can’t provide, ease crises and reduce repeat calls.

Experts warn new federal loan caps could make medical school less accessible and worsen doctor shortages nationwide.

After the passage of a law that funnels more people into the involuntary commitment process, lawmakers hear from doctors & hospitals.

Steps such as Medicaid expansion, extended postpartum coverage and loosening restrictions on CNMs, are considered promising efforts.

Missed appointments include treatment for tuberculosis, diabetes and serious injuries as fear keeps immigrants from seeking treatment.

Ophthalmologist Jay Singleton is challenging the constitutionality of North Carolina's certificate of need statute.

Virginia Gilbert was shocked and angry after she learned last week that premiums for her Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance policy will more than double next year, jumping from $930 to $2,042. She ...