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 ...

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

As State Advisory Council on Cannabis prepares to meet, NC House and Senate differ on how far hemp regulations should go.

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

Mobile homes, poor insulation, and limited access to care leave rural Americans dangerously exposed to rising temperatures.

North Carolina emergency departments treated an average 192 fireworks-related injury victims annually between 2020 and 2024.