Amid a public health workforce shortage, a program aims to recruit and train new workers to meet urgent public health needs.

With more than 70,000 billing codes representing various treatments and procedures, there’s plenty of room for mistakes, said ...

The sprawling bill would keep child care providers afloat until March, when the legislature will be back for the long session ...

Nearly half of North Carolinians have spotted errors on their medical bills. Try these strategies to get them fixed.

People in Avery County are still reeling after Helene’s calamitous lurch through western North Carolina more than a month ago ...

North Carolina dentists tout the benefits of fluoride in water systems, even as some counties are looking to ban the ...

The government, some critics argue, is often the underlying culprit in why the U.S. has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities.

As underserved communities demand more environmental protections, the EPA has looked to partnerships with historically Black institutions.

Drug experts parse the data to understand the factors what's contributing to a sudden drop in overdose deaths.

Law enforcement say human traffickers are bringing people from South Carolina and Atlanta, trying to recruit and find victims.

Advocates say $100 million is needed to sustain families, child care programs until legislators return next year to address high costs and low access.

Damaged roads, displaced people create headaches for social services agencies protecting children and others after Helene.