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The Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly has given final legislative approval to a Medicaid expansion agreement.

The UNC Mini Mart, a laboratory space designed to mimic a small convenience store, was launched in 2019 to help researchers examine patterns that impact the way people buy their groceries.

Marijuana legalization in North Carolina for medical purposes is advancing again within the state Senate, less than a year after a very similar measure setting a structure for its sale and consumption passed the chamber by a wide margin.

Duplin County resident Evelyn Davis is one of many seniors across the state waiting for in-home support. Worker shortages mean she and others are stuck in a holding pattern.

After years of messaging telling you what to eat, how much to eat and when to eat it, it can be hard to reconnect to your body's natural signals. But the principles of intuitive eating can help.

A researcher urges caution as the fire service looks to reduce cancer risk from PFAS.

One day Mary K was speaking with her case manager at WellCare, the company that manages her Medicaid plan. She told the woman she’d been getting most of her food from pantries, but she could only get there when she had a ride. Once there, the food bank workers usually only offered shelf stable goods, such as peanut butter, pasta or beans, foods that didn’t help her keep her diabetes or weight under control.

For this summer’s ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ Youth Reporting Institute, participants were tasked with telling stories from their communities. Reporter Parys Smith spoke with medical professionals and the women in her family about the experience of Black women in the healthcare system.

Excessive heat can kill. And for people with chronic health conditions, it can make those problems worse.Duke scientist Ashley Ward studies the connections between climate and health. She says prolonged heatwaves are also having an impact on people who are pregnant.

Since 2004, Vecinos, a community health organization in western NC, has served Latino farmworkers. A new multi-million dollar project and partnership with other organizations will mean all low-income Latinos in the region will soon have easier access to care.