After years of planning, the state has launched a specialized plan to reduce strain on families and county agencies working in child welfare.

A Moore County lawsuit claims sexual abuse at Jackson Springs Treatment Center, spotlighting issues in background checks and oversight of NC youth psychiatric facilities.

New research tallies the hidden health, environmental and economic impacts of litter — and why upstream fixes matter.

Benevolence Farm’s expansion comes as more than one in four people in North Carolina leave state prisons homeless — a gap the state aims to close through new reentry housing efforts.

As NC Treasurer Brad Briner trims a massive budget deficit, he says part of the puzzle will be addressing the health of the workforce.

Some doctors now bill patients for surveys that screen for problems. Patients say they should not be charged for checking a few boxes.

NC governor’s move averts deeper disruption to Medicaid, but the system remains at risk without action from lawmakers.

Lawmakers express concern about left-leaning legal aid efforts, but groups say they’ve been misunderstood and other red states don’t do this.

Rebecca Smith, a breast cancer survivor, didn’t think much about it in 2018 when Novant Health bought Lake Norman Oncology, the practice in Mooresville where she had regular checkups with her cancer ...

In the yellowed photograph from 1968, a young Lisette Partain sits on a hospital bed cradling her newborn baby. A glass of water and a partially filled baby bottle rest on a bedside table. Mike ...

A year after her psychiatric hospitalization, Marie says she’s working through new traumas as a result of her time in the hospital. Photo credit: Taylor Knopf EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to stigma attached to ...