With DEI programs under scrutiny, Atrium Health and Wake Forest haven't shared data on the racial and ethnic diversity of their first class.

Staff won two first-place, five second-place and three third-place awards in the annual North Carolina Press Association contest.

The “Press 3 option” at the lifeline is gone, but NC public health leaders have trained call takers to work with LGBTQ+ people in crisis.

Officials warn that sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid, food aid and clean energy programs could unravel key safety nets ...

Prison officials plan to install air conditioning for all prison beds by 2026 as heat poses growing health risks for ...

Federal reforms force North Carolina to make tough decisions about Medicaid coverage, costs, and eligibility under mounting ...

Rural community organizations could lose their mental health and substance abuse funding amid Trump administration budget ...

The 32-year-old program that supports community gardens, nutrition education and other community-based activities employs 176 people.

Environmentalists are suing to stop the flow of 1,4-dioxane from a nearby factory into Asheboro's drinking water supply.

A new Wake Forest University medical school campus opened this week with a nontraditional training curriculum that includes digital dissections, robotic patients and problem-based learning.

The state’s 2023 law permits abortions for “life-limiting” anomalies during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, but it leaves some people behind.

Mobile homes, poor insulation, and limited access to care leave rural Americans dangerously exposed to rising temperatures.