Increased demand for medical, mental health and substance use treatment strains the prison system as incarcerated population grows older.

Prostate cancer was the second leading cause of cancer deaths in North Carolina men in 2021; the bill aims to lower those rates.

Hendersonville, N.C.-based UNC Health Pardee has added Kristine Falk, MD, to its medical staff.  Dr. Falk is a cardiologist with specialized training in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular ...

North Carolina is experiencing an uptick in pertussis cases, also known as whooping cough, after a case was reported at a Raleigh school.

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health’s Pardee Orthopedics and Sports Medicine added four physicians and opened a new office in Asheville, the practice said March 13. The new surgeons are hip and knee ...

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries following a shooting in Goldsboro on Thursday ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The state is seeing an uptick in reported cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. A ...

On Monday, Sangvai was one of the state leaders present at the launch of what health officials call Changing Minds -- an ...

These bills have been under the radar at the NC General Assembly — for now. What they are and their chances of becoming law.

Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and former State Health Director Dr. Betsey Tilson were recognized for their exemplary accomplishments in public health with ...