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By Jennifer Fernandez At first, meditation and deep breathing were things Diya Patel used to help herself when she felt anxious or stressed. Then she saw a close friend struggle with a mental health c...

By Rachel Crumpler When an overdose is reported in coastal Carteret County, 911 dispatchers send emergency responders racing to the scene carrying naloxone — the opioid reversal medication that can br...

By Jaymie Baxley, Ashley Fredde and Rose Hoban Jon D’Angelo, chair of the North Carolina Council on Disabilities, knows the consequences of cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates. He lives with spinal m...

By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger City and county leaders in Charlotte said they are pressing for answers after a Charlotte Ledger/NC Health News article last week highlighted ...

By Will Atwater Endometriosis affects one in 10 girls/teens and women of childbearing age, according to the World Health Organization.  Endometriosis is a painful condition where tissue similar to the...

By Jack Evans & Jeremy B. Jones The Asheville Watchdog Mission Hospital should again be put in immediate jeopardy, the worst sanction a hospital can face, the North Carolina Department of Health a...

By Liz Carey The Daily Yonder A new report found that mobile health clinics can provide rural communities with access to healthcare in areas where healthcare facilities and healthcare workers may be s...

By Jaymie Baxley  State health officials fielded questions and criticism from lawmakers on Tuesday about recently implemented cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates for health care providers.  The cuts,...

By Anne Blythe People in North Carolina trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine at a local pharmacy might be a bit confused these days over whether they need a prescription. On Monday, state health director ...