Residents and researchers teamed up to show the airborne spread of pig poop from nearby factory farms in Duplin County.

State House, Senate pass legislation that would regulate pharmacy benefit managers, which manage prescription drug benefits ...

Moore pointed to organophosphate poisoning, for example, which tends to have symptoms that can overlap with other diagnoses, ...

The pharmacy giant manages the prescription drug benefit for the State Health Plan, but contract negotiations are at an impasse.

Partners were told Healthy Opportunities will end July 1 because proposed state spending plans eliminate its funding.

The news coming out of the federal government these days has been testing the mettle of food program administrators — especially as the U.S. Senate takes up cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition ...

Spending plans proposed by N.C.’s House of Representatives and Senate effectively eliminate funding for the first-in-the-nation program.

Many folks in NC can’t access Ozempic due to limited insurance coverage. But policy changes and falling prices may expand ...

Disability Rights NC spent a year investigating the state’s overuse of the legal procedure, which leaves patients locked up at a high cost with few rights.

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 ...

As extreme heat approaches, North Carolina officials warn federal cuts could weaken vital health and safety programs.

Enforcing the proposed mandate could strain local DSS offices and cost taxpayers, even though most enrollees are exempt or already working.