“These fees are being charged to people for things that have nothing to do with hospital care,” Kelmar said. “Insurance companies are rightly saying, ‘We’re not paying this, because it’s not hospital ...

Though phones are often seen as distracting, many parents and guardians want students to have phones in schools for emergency situations.

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The newsroom won six first, nine second and six third place awards. The wins included a sweep of the graphic/illustration ...

A new report suggests that regulatory action in the state’s poultry concentrated agriculture feeding operation industry is ...

Still, the coalition knows that making clinical trials more accessible to underrepresented groups doesn’t necessarily mean that members of those groups will participate in the studies. Hayes noted ...

Ana Ilarraza-Blackburn, founder and co-executive director of Women Leading for Wellness and Justice, speaks out against HB10, an immigration bill that requires NC sheriffs to honor ICE detention ...

The N.C. Department of Adult Correction charges fees for some medical visits, but advocates say it’s time for that to change.

Ana Ilarraza-Blackburn becomes animated when talking about how immigrant communities are thrust into the state and national spotlight during election years. Her voice grows louder, its cadence ...

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 ...

When Janice Probst read a report released in March by the federal Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service confirming that the health disparities gap between rural and urban Americans is ...