Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.
Legislation aims to increase oversight of hospital mergers, cap hospital CEO pay and add more accountability for hospital authorities like Atrium Health.
A Senate bill would require agencies to accept recent adult care home inspections instead of conducting new ones, prompting debate over resident safety.
Attorney General Jeff Jackson elects to join 24 other states plus the District of Columbia, arguing that a new rule limiting the amount students can borrow is illegal.
State leaders are expanding reentry programs aimed at closing gaps in behavioral health care and lowering recidivism for people released from prison.
As the world has waited with bated breath to see if the small outbreak of the hantavirus aboard a cruise ship would multiply and spread beyond borders — another infectious disease crisis vaulted into ...
Finley Thomas is an 11-year-old girl who’s got a morning makeup and skin care routine. She loves Halloween, dressing up, her older brothers and cheering with her squad. She also uses a wheelchair, has ...
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 ...