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

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

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

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

Buncombe County says Mission Hospital has an “understaffed” ER, which leaves county EMS workers waiting with patients for long time periods.

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

A new report suggests that regulatory action in the state’s poultry concentrated agriculture feeding operation industry is ...

“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 ...

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 ...

The N.C. Department of Adult Correction charges fees for some medical visits, but advocates say it’s time for that to change.

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.

The newsroom won six first, nine second and six third place awards. The wins included a sweep of the graphic/illustration ...