Obamacare plan subsidies expire next year, and millions low- and middle-income families could lose affordable health insurance.

A proposal to allow hedge funds and private equity firms to own dental practices in North Carolina has stalled in the state House.

A new bill in the state legislature would protect patients from surprise ambulance bills. Critics worry it will drive up ...

EMS leaders say they resort to wage and tax refund seizures because insurers often underpay, giving them no choice but to ...

Residents and researchers teamed up to show the airborne spread of pig poop pollution from nearby factory farms in Duplin ...

Proposed language would recognize two sexes in North Carolina’s rules and public policies, echoing President Donald Trump’s executive order.

The $65 million PATH NC system will allow social workers to get data on what’s happening for NC’s most vulnerable kids.

Parents facing their children's mental health crises wrestle with systemic barriers to getting their children the care they urgently need.

The state dropped one spot to rank No. 34 in the national 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book, which tracks 16 indicators of child well-being.

One woman found peace in the kitchen again — but the shelter that helped her is at risk of losing its funding.

NC prisons, trained peer observers — incarcerated people themselves — provide watch and support to those in mental distress on suicide watch.

CleanAIRE NC’s new AirKeeper Dashboard offers neighborhood-level air pollution data amid regulatory rollbacks.