ECU Health gets funding needed to begin converting the shuttered Martin General facility into a Rural Emergency Hospital.

State Health Plan leaders say premiums will rise this year, but they’ve designed the plan so that employees can save big if ...

Program won’t try to eliminate NC maternity deserts, but will find ways to ease burden on rural mothers needing obstetric healthcare.

Gov. Josh Stein created a 32-member commission to make it easier for people to access government in buildings, old and new, and online.

A politically diverse North Carolina church has united around forgiving medical debt, raising thousands of dollars to erase millions in unpaid medical bills and showing that helping neighbors can ...

The nonprofit becomes official provider for N.C.'s Feminine Hygiene Products program, shifting from school grants to statewide distribution.

North Carolina's first full budget since 2023 reflects Medicaid expansion, Healthy Opportunities Pilot funding, SNAP changes and new federal health policies.

It’s “go time” for North Carolina lifeguards. This weekend, with temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees across much of the state and throngs of people are expected to descend on its beaches ...

Firefighters, health officials and water safety advocates share tips for staying safe over the holiday weekend and summer.

James Earquhart, 66, walked out of prison in December. After 15 years behind bars, he suddenly had to find a place to stay, look for work and figure out a way to rebuild his life. “It’s a lot of ...