NC prisons, trained peer observers — incarcerated people themselves — provide watch and support to those in mental distress on suicide watch.

The pharmacy giant manages the prescription drug benefit for the State Health Plan, but contract negotiations are at an impasse.

The state dropped one spot to rank No. 34 in the national 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book, which tracks 16 indicators of child well-being.

A new bill in the state legislature would protect patients from surprise ambulance bills. Critics worry it will drive up ...

Residents and researchers teamed up to show the airborne spread of pig poop pollution from nearby factory farms in Duplin ...

State House, Senate pass legislation that would regulate pharmacy benefit managers, which manage prescription drug benefits ...

Parents facing their children's mental health crises wrestle with systemic barriers to getting their children the care they urgently need.

Many folks in NC can’t access Ozempic due to limited insurance coverage. But policy changes and falling prices may expand ...

Moore pointed to organophosphate poisoning, for example, which tends to have symptoms that can overlap with other diagnoses, such as dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, confusion, headache and/or ...

Disability Rights NC spent a year investigating the state’s overuse of the legal procedure, which leaves patients locked up at a high cost with few rights.

As extreme heat approaches, North Carolina officials warn federal cuts could weaken vital health and safety programs.

Partners were told Healthy Opportunities will end July 1 because proposed state spending plans eliminate its funding.