Edgecombe, Beaufort and Nash leaders recently described how they're working to cut opioid overdoses, and they all went to the source.

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Solar microgrids and other modern technologies could transform care delivery in disaster-prone, underserved areas.

NC's legislature redirected human trafficking initiative funds, causing delays that disrupted vital services for sexual abuse ...

If you do find yourself with a case, even one case, [it’s] a pretty massive response and takes a lot of staff,” state epidemiologist Zack Moore said.

An organ procurement organization filed a lawsuit to stop Atrium Health from taking over organ donation services at Atrium ...

Reversing trend of NC rural women’s health care services drying up will require tracking, enforcement and incentives in ...

Child care solutions are essentially, say WNC employers, who have been increasingly vocal this year about the need for ...

Creek and environmental cleanups reveal a growing plastic problem that advocates say lawmakers can no longer ignore.

Health care professionals, patients and even the governor are calling on North Carolina's congressional delegation to protect Medicaid.

Legislation would require retirement communities to increase their financial reporting and transparency — new rules experts ...

Inconsistent enforcement and penalty appeals mean some assisted living facilities get away with light punishments, advocates say.