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.

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

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

In Asheville, a housing crisis is colliding with mold, a poorly understood health threat that ballooned in the wake of Helene.

People with mental illness cycle in and out of hospitals, ERs and jails. NC lawmakers on an involuntary commitment committee want to stop that, but it’s easier said than done.

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 ...

Jay Ludlam’s departure comes as North Carolina's Medicaid program faces some of its biggest challenges yet. But he believes it’s in good hands.

A yearlong review by Disability Rights NC found stark differences among facilities, with some teens locked in their cells more than 22 hours a day.

More people across the state are expected to lose health insurance coverage as the fight to save subsidies wanes.

Federal and state actions seek transparency and fair reimbursements from pharmacy benefit managers, as rural communities lose local drugstores.

Four years after Atrium Health pledged to include affordable housing in its new medical innovation district in Charlotte, city filings now show a concrete proposal for the site: a gleaming 20-story ...