The devastation caused by the Helene stormwaters and winds is particularly challenging for medically vulnerable groups, such as disabled veterans and others with chronic medical needs. Getting help ...

N.C. residents’ needs after Hurricane Helene's devastation put spotlight on a race that’s usually low-profile.

Hospital staff work through communication disruptions, water system failures and their own storm-induced uncertainty to keep ...

North Carolina has about $5.5 billion reserved for emergencies, but it will take several weeks to assess damage from ...

Charlotte’s new medical school and innovation district: a "surgical ballroom," anatomy without cadavers & more ...

State and federal officials race to deliver food, water, medicine and connectivity to NC mountain communities stricken by the floodwaters.

“These fees are being charged to people for things that have nothing to do with hospital care,” Kelmar said. “Insurance companies are rightly saying, ‘We’re not paying this, because it’s not hospital ...

Though phones are often seen as distracting, many parents and guardians want students to have phones in schools for emergency ...

Insect expert explains why floodwater mosquitoes plague battered parts of the state in the wake of major storms.

In North Carolina, medical debt judgments can last for 20 years and automatically place liens against patients’ homes, ...

Ben Chapman, a professor and department head of Agricultural and Human Sciences at N.C. State University, said the issue never sours, despite a wealth of scientific evidence about the risks of ...

One in 19 N.C. children have lost a parent or sibling by the age of 18, it can take years for them to process their grief.