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

Section 19 of Senate Bill 639 would presume the label on a pesticide product is an adequate warning to consumers of the ...

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 ...

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

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

The Healthy Opportunities Pilot, a Medicaid program that addressed the nonmedical health needs of low-income North Carolinians, will cease operations July 1, according to an announcement obtained by ...

Federal funding helped Kirsten Bryant launch her lab. Her work is leading to treatments to help pancreatic cancer patients ...

Advocates push state legislation as EPA scales back GenX and PFAS regulations, with a finalized rule expected in 2026.

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.

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

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 ...

After a deadly E. coli outbreak, federal officials hid the grower’s identity and cut food safety efforts — leaving families without answers.