At a recent meeting of the NC Task Force on Child Care and Early Education, Stein tells members that child care needs more resources to help parents get back to work.

The loss of the Research Triangle-based EPA Office of Research and Development would cost hundreds of jobs, hit local ...

The sudden cancellation of federal grants will halt planned — and much needed — expansions of school-based mental health ...

In addition to improving patient outcomes, the Healthy Opportunities Pilot data shows the program created jobs in low-income ...

Since North Carolina became one of the 40 states and Washington D.C. that now have expanded Medicaid , some people with ...

NC health officials track rising measles and whooping cough cases amid shifting federal vaccine policies and growing public concern ...

State officials aim to reduce homelessness among formerly incarcerated people through Reentry 2030 initiative.

Lawmakers came back to Raleigh where they passed a stripped down budget that begins to take into account deep federal cuts to HHS spending.

Fears over Medicaid cuts and vaccine policy changes push parents to seek immunizations sooner, amid worries about future coverage.

Gov. Stein vetoed HB 402, lawmakers overrode his objections. The law imposes high thresholds for regulations, public health risk, critics say.

The temporary loss of key HIV grants forced organizations to cut hours, furlough workers and delay critical public health initiatives.

Asheville's Mission Hospital had filed motion contesting lower court’s decision granting 67 beds to AdventHealth.