The respite house opening in Wake County signals North Carolina’s evolving approach to mental health, with the state increasing investment in peer-run programs.

Hurricane Helene displaced an untold number of residents in a rural region where homelessness was already on the rise.

State auditor critiques late nursing home inspections. DHHS says audit unfair for including COVID era. Advocates skeptical of explanation.

Cone Health hasn’t focused as aggressively on growth, but that could change now that a nonprofit spinoffof Kaiser Permanente is taking over.

The N.C. Child Fatality Task Force recently voted to support legislation to prevent child and youth access to intoxicating cannabis.

Research shows injury from extreme heat more likely, as advocates push for a new federal heat rule and employers push back.

Organizations anticipate people having more health care needs as they wend their way through the storm recovery process.

National advocacy group accuses NC hospitals of noncompliance with price transparency rules and feds of poor enforcement. Hospitals disagree.

A yearlong study finds an alarming trend about the distribution of microplastics in a remote section of a mountain watershed.

Resource hub can aid rural residents struggling with mental health start their journey back to health without having to drive to a therapist.

Ninety-five percent of incarcerated people in North Carolina will eventually be released back into the community — roughly 18,000 people return home each year from state prisons and thousands more ...