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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Gov. Stein vetoed HB 402, lawmakers overrode his objections. The law imposes high thresholds for regulations, public health risk, critics say.

Medical students will be barred from borrowing more than $50K per year for student loans, with a $200K lifetime cap.