The latest numbers show 656,000 North Carolinians have gained coverage through Medicaid since it expanded in 2023.

Leoneda Inge talks to NC State professor Jonathan Allen about milk testing and safety in North Carolina.

The North Carolina House of Representatives approved a budget plan on May 22 for the next two fiscal years that would cut some vacant positions in the health department, loosen child care regulations and eliminate Medicaid coverage of GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic, for weight loss.

Martin General Hospital shut down in 2023 after its operator filed for bankruptcy. Residents have to travel to neighboring counties to access care. A new state initiative seeks to end that healthcare desert.

North Carolina Health News reporter Rachel Crumpler talks with co-host Jeff Tiberii about last year's increase in deaths by suicide in NC prisons.

Vance County’s Department of Social Services has been under investigation since last year for violating the safety of children and their families within the welfare system.

Despite closures at other rural hospitals across North Carolina, the labor and delivery unit at UNC Health Chatham is a recent addition.

A push in Congress to limit provider taxes could strip billions in Medicaid funding from North Carolina.

The North Carolina House passed the proposed legislation this week.