Environmentalists are suing to stop the flow of 1,4-dioxane from a nearby factory into Asheboro's drinking water supply.

A new Wake Forest University medical school campus opened this week with a nontraditional training curriculum that includes digital dissections, robotic patients and problem-based learning.

Federal reforms force North Carolina to make tough decisions about Medicaid coverage, costs, and eligibility under mounting ...

Prison officials plan to install air conditioning for all prison beds by 2026 as heat poses growing health risks for ...

Officials warn that sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid, food aid and clean energy programs could unravel key safety nets ...

Advanced practice nurses are required to have a contract with a physician to practice in NC, but they say it’s unnecessary ...

Rural community organizations could lose their mental health and substance abuse funding amid Trump administration budget ...

The state’s 2023 law permits abortions for “life-limiting” anomalies during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, but it leaves some people behind.

Officials say proposed changes would set off a trigger law, potentially ending coverage for hundreds of thousands of people ...

The 32-year-old program that supports community gardens, nutrition education and other community-based activities employs 176 people.