Prison officials are trying to reduce the risk of overdose by providing medications for opioid use disorder before release.

Despite serving one of the communities hit hardest by fentanyl deaths, the Richmond County Rescue Mission has been denied ...

NC physicians open up about how burnout takes a toll on their mental health and their ability to care for patients.

With signs and medical devices, the protesters were pressing Atrium Health to honor affordable housing promises.

State’s proposal for federal funding would create regional hubs, bolster workforce and revive food-as-medicine programs.

In North Carolina, the nonprofit Counterforce Health designed an AI assistant to help patients appeal their denied health ...

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.

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

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

On a Sunday evening in July, about 30 residents from around Sampson County gathered at Byrd’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill, about 20 miles from the county seat of Clinton, to hear ...