Critics warn against sweeping budget cuts that threaten jobs, clean energy and scientific progress. They fear lax regulatory enforcement.

One in 10 older adults across the country reported experiencing some form of abuse during the previous year, new report shows ...

North Carolina’s men seem to be doing better than the state’s women in getting exercise and improving their life expectancies over time. And while all of North Carolina’s counties saw increases in ...

A new transitional living home will be built to house young women who are homeless, unaccompanied or at-risk in the rural Sandhills county.

The Minority Health Conference tackled artificial intelligence in health care, even as new AI technologies could exacerbate biases.

A Republican budget plan could jeopardize Medicaid coverage for nearly 630,000 North Carolinians, with rural communities at ...

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 ...

Jail-based programs aim to reduce load at state psychiatric hospitals, allow people to proceed more quickly through the court ...