The new Trump administration will set the agenda for health policies in the coming year. How will that affect North Carolina?

The outgoing head of NCDHHS oversaw the implementation of Medicaid expansion while working to bolster behavioral health ...

Health care costs, medical debt, Hurricane Helene, Medicare Advantage, a proposed masking ban and abortion care were some of the top stories.

The respite house opening in Wake County signals North Carolina’s evolving approach to mental health, with the state ...

If we’re not open, none of the businesses are going to get their workers,” says Marcia Whitney, a western N.C. child care center president.

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 ...

Adverse side effects from medications can worsen a person’s health, but it's not always easy to ask providers about stopping a drug.

For as much cheer and joy as the holidays bring, they also can be hectic, stressful and emotionally overwhelming. There’s the rush to get ready, traditions to adhere to, and the parties and family ...

Decades ago, North Carolina legislators sought to change the way mental health care is delivered. They closed psychiatric hospitals arguing that patients would be better treated in the community, in ...

Uptown Charlotte and neighborhoods, including the Historic West End are hot zones, a heat mapping study reveals.

Between federal COVID relief funds and the $1.4 billion sign-on bonus North Carolina received for expanding Medicaid, state lawmakers were able to make significant investments in mental health ...

A 9-year-old girl with mental health issues spent at least four months this spring living in a Novant Health emergency room in Wilmington: sleeping, eating, doing school work. During that time, ...