Buncombe County Health Department

Five Western North Carolina counties now have confirmed pertussis, or whooping cough, cases. Health officials emphasize the importance of vaccines and vigilance during summer vacation.

Climate change is a complicated topic, especially when you start to unpack the impact on human health. In this installment of BPR's Climate City series,…

01/30/20 — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today released the final report on the public health investigation into an outbreak…

North Carolina health officials are keeping an eye on the measles as it hovers nearby. The latest count by the Centers for Disease Control shows 880…

The flu season is officially here and the first report from the state health department, shows just under ten cases have been confirmed in North Carolina.…