Health officials say people may have been exposed at two locations in Asheville and Hendersonville after an out-of-state resident traveled through the area while infectious.

Mission Hospital, AdventHealth, UNC Health West and Novant Health are all vying for state approval to add up to 92 beds to their new or existing facilities.

An NIH grant will fund an unconventional strategy at UNC Asheville against drug-resistant bacteria and it's undergraduates, not graduate students, are doing the lab work.

New data shows that trauma, loss of housing, and interruption to opioid treatment services all have lasting tragic impacts.

“HCA threw every argument against the wall to try to get this case thrown out, but they didn’t stick,” North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson said in a statement.

Henderson County has confirmed more cyclosporiasis cases this month than it typically sees in a year. Buncombe County is also reporting cases as counts rise statewide.

It’s been more than 1,000 days since the legislature passed a state budget, but sweeping federal health care changes may force North Carolina to rethink how it funds Medicaid, food assistance and other health programs.

The nonprofit hospital system bought the site for nearly $20 million, according to property records.

The nonprofit hospital system is one of several competitors vying for state approval to expand in western North Carolina.

The latest death occurs during “enhanced” federal safety monitoring following 4th immediate jeopardy citation since 2021.