To give more seriously ill incarcerated people the opportunity to go home before they die, North Carolina lawmakers expanded the eligibility criteria of prison medical release in 2023. But data ...

The loss of the Research Triangle-based EPA Office of Research and Development would cost hundreds of jobs, hit local ...

One Charlotte elected official said he is confident Atrium Health will share demographic data soon about its new medical school class. With DEI efforts under scrutiny, some N.C. medical schools have ...

In addition to improving patient outcomes, the Healthy Opportunities Pilot data shows the program created jobs in low-income ...

The sudden cancellation of federal grants will halt planned — and much needed — expansions of school-based mental health ...

At a recent meeting of the NC Task Force on Child Care and Early Education, Stein tells members that child care needs more resources to help parents get back to work.

Since North Carolina became one of the 40 states and Washington D.C. that now have expanded Medicaid , some people with ...

U.S. Senate probe found 4 of the nation’s largest behavioral health companies - including Universal Health Services - put children at risk.

When someone experiences a mental health crisis, they are often met by police officers. The person is handcuffed and taken to a hospital, where the doors are locked and medication is forced on them.

Fears over Medicaid cuts and vaccine policy changes push parents to seek immunizations sooner, amid worries about future coverage.

State officials aim to reduce homelessness among formerly incarcerated people through Reentry 2030 initiative.

NC health officials track rising measles and whooping cough cases amid shifting federal vaccine policies and growing public concern ...