NC Health News

People with disabilities say continued lack of livable salaries and support for service workers reflects lack of political will.

Measures aimed at restricting kids’ access to gender-affirming care, confidentiality with school personnel raise hackles among health and mental health professionals.

Research examining meat from hundreds of fish from around the U.S. shows PFAS present in samples, especially fish caught near industrial, urban sites.

Dental procedures can be an introduction to opioids, addictive compounds that contribute to the rising number of drug overdose deaths in North Carolina and nationally.

Disability Rights North Carolina and the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP have filed a joint lawsuit to help children of color with disabilities in the state’s foster care program get more community- and home-based treatment instead of being “warehoused” in locked psychiatric facilities that can be dangerous.

From rural McDowell County to urban Forsyth, emergency services departments statewide say the labor shortage paired with high call volumes might mean it’ll take longer for an ambulance to arrive at your door.

The pandemic highlights another way to care for patients who need care but not inpatient services.

For years, abortion funds have tried to ensure that everyone who wants an abortion can afford one. Their workload is about to get a whole lot bigger.

A new study from Duke University interviewed Black and Latino North Carolinians who fell ill with COVID-19 during the first year of the pandemic. They asked a range of questions: what did the patients know about the virus before their infection? What were their experiences getting tested and seeking medical care while they were sick? What lasting impact has the virus had on their well-being?