For low-income adults, no relief for extreme heat in their homes can mean more emergency room visits and higher health costs.

Public health workers say new restrictions on drug-checking supplies come as street drugs become more contaminated and unpredictable.

Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.

Next Steps by RREPS uses AI to create personalized plans for formerly incarcerated people navigating life after leaving prison or jail.

Lawsuits reveal allegations of preventable injuries and deaths inside nursing homes. Families pursuing legal action face barriers.

In Spring Hope, organizers hand out hydration packets, grow food, plan housing as NC farmworkers face heat stress, few legal ...

Legislation aims to increase oversight of hospital mergers, cap hospital CEO pay and add more accountability for hospital authorities like Atrium Health.

WILLIAMSTON — Two years after her brother’s death, Debra Pierce still wonders whether the 50-year-old would have survived his heart attack if her local hospital hadn’t closed. “The sad thing is we’ll ...

The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors voted Thursday to let UNC-Wilmington move forward with the planning process for its proposed medical school. It’s the next step — though an ...

Hailey Yentz was lifting weights with her track and field team in February 2025, when she started to feel dizzy. Without knowing why, she collapsed in a teammate’s arms and for 10 minutes, she had no ...

Dave Colner (Treasurer) – is a nonprofit management, development and communications professional with over 15 years of experience supporting mission-driven organizations. Much of his career has been ...