The outgoing head of NCDHHS oversaw the implementation of Medicaid expansion while working to bolster behavioral health services ...

If we’re not open, none of the businesses are going to get their workers,” says Marcia Whitney, a western N.C. child care center president.

Uptown Charlotte and neighborhoods, including the Historic West End are hot zones, a heat mapping study reveals.

The VA Caregiver Support Program provides resources such as monthly stipends, respite care, support groups and training.

For as much cheer and joy as the holidays bring, they also can be hectic, stressful and emotionally overwhelming. There’s the rush to get ready, traditions to adhere to, and the parties and family ...

A new kind of mental health service is available in Wake County, and it offers a voluntary alternative to hospitalization for people experiencing mental distress. It’s called a peer-run respite house; ...

Aerial view of Charlotte’s McCrorey Heights neighborhood. “Elevated levels of pollutants like particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds, as well as carbon ...

North Carolina’s men seem to be doing better than the state’s women in getting exercise and improving their life expectancies over time. And while all of North Carolina’s counties saw increases in ...