Child advocates — and Gov. Josh Stein — are urging legislators to tackle pay, subsidies and infrastructure to improve access to child care.

The State Health Plan promises free surgeries if members use certain doctors. It's a strategy more employers are adopting to rein in health care costs.

The 2026 Emerging Issues Forum brought together decision-makers and advocates to share their challenges, ideas and solutions for the state’s aging water infrastructure.

Chatham County’s family physician-led maternity unit offers a possible blueprint for filling maternity care gaps.

A ruling frees up billions for EV charging, offering hope to West End residents living with highway exhaust even as I‑77 toll lane plan looms.

After an early-career lesson, Teepa Snow built a national dementia care model focused on seeing the person, not the disease.

N.C.'s Perinatal Quality Collaborative lost funding in a budget fight between the GOP-led General Assembly and Democratic Gov. Josh Stein.

In North Carolina’s Buncombe County, home to Asheville and Mission Hospital, health officials had counted seven measles cases by mid-February and anticipated many more, according to state ...

A legislative committee examining the failures of North Carolina's mental health system is considering strengthening the state's outpatient commitment law.