Over the past two decades, child homicides by a parent or caregiver have dropped, in part because of more supports for at-risk parents.

President Trump issued a directive temporarily halting communications, meetings and purchases related to federal health care ...

It is a new approach to reentry, bringing resources directly to high-need areas to support more successful transitions to the ...

By Emily Vespa This story has been updated with a response from the state Department of Health and Human Services. For more ...

Overdose is a significant cause of maternal death in North Carolina, according to the state’s latest maternal mortality review. Among the 76 pregnancy-related deaths that occurred in North Carolina in ...

Asheville’s Mission Health has been trying to help the city recover in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene. But medical staff and state officials have not softened their stance toward the ...

With President Donald Trump back in power, a Republican-led push for work requirements for Medicaid is gaining momentum. In recent days, Republican governors in South Carolina, Arkansas and Ohio have ...

Three years have passed since a massive fire broke out at the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant in the heart of Winston-Salem. The blaze started at close to 7 p.m. Jan. 31, 2022, and soon raged out of ...

Diondre Clarke, 60, started working as a direct care worker in home health care in 2013. She had taken care of her parents and grandmother when they were sick and found “a passion to help people.” ...

When Mary Campbell gave birth to her first daughter in 2021, her maternity room at UNC Health Southeastern was cramped and loud. The hospital’s thin walls did little to muffle the sounds of crying ...