The N.C. Senate and House of Representatives differ on how to make health care more affordable and accessible, including prior authorization.

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

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

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.

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

As Christmas nears, many children will be anticipating a visit from Santa. But despite drops in North Carolina’s unemployment rate and a slowly recovering economy, many of North Carolina’s children ...

North Carolina’s men seem to be doing better than the state’s women in getting exercise and improving their life expectancies over time. And while all of North Carolina’s counties saw increases in ...

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