The project fills a gap in a state where recovery housing falls short of need, and money, stigma and a lack of affordable housing stand in the way.

The agreement resolves a dispute over health care costs that left thousands of state employees wondering whether they could afford to keep their doctors.

Research found that food-insecure older adults who received two weeks of home-delivered meals after hospitalization had lower odds of early readmission.

Across North Carolina, health systems are spending billions to grow and stake out new territory. Will patients be better off?

Companies market wood pellets and hog biogas as climate solutions. Critics say neighbors are exposed to health risks and life quality issues.

On a heavily wooded tract near the intersection of U.S. 1 and N.C. 540 — a 220-acre spot in southern Apex so void of infrastructure it shows up only as GPS coordinates on a map, the Duke Endowment ...

North Carolinians who rely on the Affordable Care Act marketplace to buy their health insurance might want to start socking away extra savings for steep rate hikes expected in the coming year. In the ...

In December 2023, the attorney general’s office did just that. Brought by then Attorney General Josh Stein, now governor, and continued under Attorney General Jeff Jackson, it accuses HCA and Mission ...

Duke Health and CaroMont Health aim to build two new hospitals in Mecklenburg County. It's the latest move in a wave of hospital expansion.

Needle exchanges, disease testing, providing Narcan and other harm reduction efforts navigate complexities of Western NC communities.

As capital investment in water utilities lags behind funding for highways, transit and other infrastructure, the American Water Works Association warns that the cost of keeping tap water safe and ...

The 10-bed unit will provide intensive treatment to young people with acute behavioral health needs who struggle to find placement in other facilities.